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

Cicek, BETÜL; ÖZTÜRK, AHMET; ÜNALAN, DEMET; BAYAT, MERAL; MAZICIOĞLU, MUSTAFA; Kurtoglu, Selim

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, Scopus)

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
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.