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skinfold thickness

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skinfold thickness
Etymology: AS, scinn + fealden + thicce
a measure of the amount of subcutaneous fat, obtained by inserting a fold of skin into the jaws of a caliper. The skinfolds are usually measured on the upper arm, thigh, or upper abdomen, and the caliper measurements are later compared with precalibrated standard tables to assess an individual's body fat content indirectly.


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Other valid indicators used by doctors and nutritionists today include skinfold thickness measurements (using calipers), underwater weighing, and bioelectrical impedance testing.
11,12) We are not aware of any RCC studies using skinfold thickness as an adjunct measure of body fat distribution, nor of studies that assess body fat composition.
 
 
 
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