Four-site skinfolds and body fat percentage references in 6-to-17-year old Turkish children and adolescents

Cicek B., ÖZTÜRK A., ÜNALAN D., BAYAT M., MAZICIOĞLU M. M., Kurtoglu S.

JOURNAL OF THE PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, vol.64, no.10, pp.1154-1161, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 64 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1154-1161
  • Keywords: Anthropometry, Body fat percentage, Obesity, Skinfolds, Turkish children, MASS INDEX, TRICEPS SKINFOLD, CENTILE CURVES, US CHILDREN, THICKNESS, ADIPOSITY, OBESITY, CIRCUMFERENCE, PREDICTORS, EQUATION
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: As skinfolds from four-sites (triceps, biceps, subscapular, suprailiac) and body fat percentage in 6-17 years is lacking in Turkey. This study was undertaken to produce references for four-site skinfolds and body fat percentage in children and adolescents.