PURPOSES (1) To compare the Lafayette Instruments (LI) skinfold caliper to the Lange (L) and Harpenden (H) calipers using a diverse subject population. (2) To determine the validity of the LI caliper in a subset of subjects by comparing body compositions from skinfold thicknesses to those measured by hydrostatic weighing (HW) and air displacement plethysmography (ADP). (3) To compare measuremen...

We investigated the association between skinfold thickness and race performance in male and female Ironman triathletes. Skinfold thicknesses at 8 sites and percent body fat were correlated to total race time including the split times for the 3 sub disciplines, for 27 male and 16 female Ironman athletes. In the males, percent body fat (r=0.76; p<0.0001), the sum of upper body skinfolds (r=0.75; ...

Children in China are experiencing a rapid increase in the prevalence of obesity, which is associated with hypertension. To compare the effect of body fat on blood pressure (BP) with that of the normal physical growth, we compared BP levels in Chinese children with different body fat levels. In the present population-based study, 13 972 children in the highest-skinfold-thickness-quartile group ...

Estimates of obesity of U.S. adults ages 20-74 years were obtained from skinfold thickness, and overweight was estimated from weight-height measurements. Comparisons are made between methods, and estimates are presented based on cross-classification of the two methods. All material appearing in this report is in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied without permission; citation as t...

OBJECTIVE To explore triceps skinfold (TSF) compressibility and its associated factors among hospitalized patients. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted among hospitalized adult patients. Evolution of tissue compressibility during two seconds was registered and 120 TSF values were obtained using a digital calliper. Compressibility was determined according to the difference between th...

Objective: Assess the agreement and validity between relative body fat percentages estimated using anthropometric measurements air displacement plethysmography (ADP). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 118 adolescents (60 females) aged 10 to 14 years (x̄=12.19, sd=1.18). Adolescents were classified as eutrophic or with overweight according mass index (body weight/height2) (x̄=20,12...

Anthropometric and biochemical data was collected in 195 unmarried Lady Health Visitostudents.The subjects were 16-25 years old. Fifty-six percent were underweight. Triceps skinfold thickness was less than the standard value in 57% cases. Average biochemical values were within the normal range. However, in 6% cases cholesterol values were abnormally high while in 12% low levels were encountered...

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect body composition on acceleration. A total 63 men, who are recreationally active and part different sports branches (soccer, judo, basketball, tennis, taekwondo, athletics), participated in research voluntarily. Some participants’ characteristics were measured respectively including mean age (20.52±1.635 years), height (179.25±7.121 cm), weight ...

Weight, length, and skinfold thicknesses were measured in 4634 term and preterm neonates. Sex and weight/length ratio were important determinants of the amount and distribution of the subcutaneous fat store at birth. Gestational age, weight, length, and other ponderal indices did not explain subcutaneous fat variability.