"Skinfold Thickness" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The measurement of subcutaneous fat located directly beneath the skin by grasping a fold of skin and subcutaneous fat between the thumb and forefinger and pulling it away from the underlying muscle tissue. The thickness of the double layer of skin and subcutaneous tissue is then read with a caliper. The five most frequently measured sites are the upper arm, below the scapula, above the hip bone, the abdomen, and the thigh. Its application is the determination of relative fatness, of changes in physical conditioning programs, and of the percentage of body fat in desirable body weight. (From McArdle, et al., Exercise Physiology, 2d ed, p496-8)
| Descriptor ID |
D012885
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.115.100.803 E05.041.124.803 G07.100.100.803
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| Concept/Terms |
Skinfold Thickness- Skinfold Thickness
- Skinfold Thicknesses
- Thickness, Skinfold
- Thicknesses, Skinfold
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| 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Skinfold Thickness" by people in Profiles.
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Effects of maternal omega-3 fatty acids supplementation during pregnancy/lactation on body composition of the offspring: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Nutr. 2018 10; 37(5):1462-1473.
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BMI z-Scores are a poor indicator of adiposity among 2- to 19-year-olds with very high BMIs, NHANES 1999-2000 to 2013-2014. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2017 04; 25(4):739-746.
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Body composition among Sri Lankan infants by ?8O dilution method and the validity of anthropometric equations to predict body fat against ?8O dilution. BMC Pediatr. 2015 May 06; 15:52.
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Rate of weight gain and cardiometabolic abnormalities in children and adolescents. J Pediatr. 2012 Dec; 161(6):1010-5.
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Intake of added sugars is not associated with weight measures in children 6 to 18 years: National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2003-2006. Nutr Res. 2011 May; 31(5):338-46.
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Admixture mapping of obesity-related traits in African Americans: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010 Mar; 18(3):563-72.
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Subjective versus objective nutritional assessment study in women with gynecological cancer: a prospective cohort trial. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2004 Mar-Apr; 14(2):220-3.
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Associations of aortic and mitral regurgitation with body composition and myocardial energy expenditure in adults with hypertension: the Hypertension Genetic Epidemiology Network study. Am Heart J. 2003 Jun; 145(6):1071-7.
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Increased depth of subcutaneous fat is protective against abdominal injuries in motor vehicle collisions. Annu Proc Assoc Adv Automot Med. 2003; 47:545-59.
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School-based obesity prevention: a blueprint for taming the epidemic. Am J Health Behav. 2002 Nov-Dec; 26(6):486-93.