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Suprailiac Skinfold Thickness

A measurement of the thickness of a pinch of skin at a location above the hip bone, used in estimating an individual's body fat.
National Institutes of Health

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2017
2017
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…
We aimed to correlate plasma glucagon levels with anthropometric measures and abdominal adipose tissue depots. Nonobese males (n… 
2010
2010
Body size and obesity patterns in Caboclo populations from Pará, Amazonia, Brazil
Abstract Background: In many developing countries overweight, obesity and obesity-related morbidity are becoming a problem of… 
2007
2007
Skinfold thickness and blood pressure across C-344T polymorphism of CYP11B2 gene
Objective To ascertain whether body adiposity is associated with the C-344T polymorphism of the CYP11B2 gene codifying for… 
2007
2007
Body composition in pregnancies of adolescents and mature women and the relationship to birth anthropometry
Objective:To investigate differences in body composition between adolescent girls and mature women during pregnancy and the… 
1997
1997
Body composition analysis by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry and anthropometry in adults with childhood-onset growth hormone (GH) deficiency before and after six months of recombinant GH therapy
Measurements of total body fat (BF) and fat free mass (FFM) obtained by anthropometry, using the Durnin and Womersley (DW… 
1995
1995
Sibling correlations of coronary heart disease risk factors in a sample of Israeli offspring with parental history of myocardial infarction.
Review
1994
Review
1994
Estimation in community surveys of total body fat of children using bioelectrical impedance or skinfold thickness measurements.
OBJECTIVE To compare skinfold thickness measurements with bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) as a measure of body fat for use… 
1987
1987
Growth performance of Punjabi children aged 6-12 years.
The study aims at evaluating the growth performance of primary school children of Patiala (Punjab, India) belonging to lower and… 
1986
1986
Body fat distribution and cardiovascular risk in middle-aged people in southern Italy.
1984
1984
Reference curves for biceps, triceps, subscapular and suprailiac skinfolds in Dutch children from 7-14 years.
: Box-Cox transformation of skinfold measurement data from the Nymegen Growth Study produced reference curves for biceps, triceps… 
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