"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 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Skinfold Thickness" by people in Profiles.
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Mid-upper-arm and calf circumferences are useful predictors of underweight in women of reproductive age in northern Vietnam. Food Nutr Bull. 2014 Sep; 35(3):301-11.
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A PRISMA-driven systematic review of predictive equations for assessing fat and fat-free mass in healthy children and adolescents using multicomponent molecular models as the reference method. J Obes. 2013; 2013:148696.
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Family income trajectory during childhood is associated with adiposity in adolescence: a latent class growth analysis. BMC Public Health. 2012 Aug 05; 12:611.
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Effects of weightlifting vs. kettlebell training on vertical jump, strength, and body composition. J Strength Cond Res. 2012 May; 26(5):1199-202.
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Predicting total fat mass from skinfold thicknesses in Japanese prepubertal children: a cross-sectional and longitudinal validation. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2011; 20(3):426-31.
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A comparison of techniques for estimating training-induced changes in muscle cross-sectional area. J Strength Cond Res. 2010 Sep; 24(9):2383-9.
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Are skinfold-based models accurate and suitable for assessing changes in body composition in highly trained athletes? J Strength Cond Res. 2009 Sep; 23(6):1688-96.
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Anthropometric estimations of percent body fat in NCAA Division I female athletes: a 4-compartment model validation. J Strength Cond Res. 2009 Jul; 23(4):1068-76.
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Ethnic differences in subcutaneous adiposity and waist girth in children and adolescents. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 Nov; 17(11):2075-81.
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Effect of prenatal multiple micronutrient supplements on maternal weight and skinfold changes: a randomized double-blind clinical trial in Mexico. Food Nutr Bull. 2005 Sep; 26(3):273-80.