"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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1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2019 | 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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TRACKING OF CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS FROM CHILDHOOD TO EARLY ADOLESCENCE: MODERATION EFFECT OF SOMATIC MATURATION. Rev Paul Pediatr. 2019; 37(3):338-344.
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Sport Participation and Metabolic Risk During Adolescent Years: A Structured Equation Model. Int J Sports Med. 2018 Sep; 39(9):674-681.
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High Plasma Glucagon Levels Correlate with Waist-to-Hip Ratio, Suprailiac Skinfold Thickness, and Deep Subcutaneous Abdominal and Intraperitoneal Adipose Tissue Depots in Nonobese Asian Indian Males with Type 2 Diabetes in North India. J Diabetes Res. 2017; 2017:2376016.
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Effects of phototherapy plus physical training on metabolic profile and quality of life in postmenopausal women. J Cosmet Laser Ther. 2017 Oct; 19(6):364-372.
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Development and Validation of a Skinfold Model for Estimation of Body Density for a Safe Weight Reduction in Young Iranian Wrestlers. Sports Health. 2017 Nov/Dec; 9(6):564-569.
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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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The role of neuromedin U in adiposity regulation. Haplotype analysis in European children from the IDEFICS Cohort. PLoS One. 2017; 12(2):e0172698.
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Assessment of subcutaneous adipose tissue using ultrasound in highly trained junior rowers. Eur J Sport Sci. 2017 Jun; 17(5):576-585.
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Beyond waist circumference in an adult male population of Southern Italy: Is there any role for subscapular skinfold thickness in the relationship between insulin-like growth factor-I system and metabolic parameters? J Endocrinol Invest. 2012 Nov; 35(10):925-9.
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Factor analysis of the metabolic syndrome components in urban Asian Indian adolescents. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2009; 18(2):293-300.