Compressibility of skinfolds and the measurement of subcutaneous fatness
Open Access
- 1 August 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Vol. 32 (8), 1734-1740
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/32.8.1734
Abstract
Compressibility of subcutaneous fat thickness when measured with skinfold calipers was investigated in 65 white American youths. Compression of skinfolds was determined relative to measurements of subcutaneous fat thickness from radiographs at each of seven sites. There is statistically significant heterogeneity among sites in skinfold compression, with skinfolds on the medial and lateral calf being the least compressible of those measured. There is little statistically significant sex difference in skinfold compression in the present sample and, within the range concerned, there were no significant correlations between skinfold compressibility and age. When compressibilities of the seven skinfolds were intercorrelated within individuals, statistically significant average correlations were obtained, indicating that individuals tend toward similar degrees of skinfold compressibility among sites. This communality of skinfold compression within individuals is such that, at least in male youth, there are significant differences among individuals in the average compressibility of the seven skinfolds.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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