Race- and sex-specific reference data for triceps and subscapular skinfolds and weight/stature
1982
Cronk, Christine E. | Roche, Alex F.
Extract: The best clinical indicators of percentage body fat, on statistical grounds, are triceps skinfold thickness in females (aged 6 to 50.9) and in boys (ages 6 to 18), and weight divided by stature-squared (W/SxS) in men. The most valid simple clinical estimators of total body fat are W/SxS in the females, and in adult males (ages 19 and older), and subscapular skinfold thickness in the boys. Race- and sex-specific reference data are presented for these 3 measures, based on the First Health and Nutrition Examination Survey for individuals 6 to 50.9 years of age. Data for blacks and whites are presented separately because of the large differences in their distributions on the measures. When compared to data from the Health Examination Survey, 1960 to 1962, the present data show evidence of a secular trend toward higher values for triceps and subscapular skinfold thickness in the upper percentiles in adults. The tables presented can be used clinically, with the specified reservations to indicate percentage body fat or total body fat for individuals. (author)
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