triceps skin-fold thickness

triceps skin-fold thickness

A value used to estimate body fat, measured on the right arm halfway between the olecranon process of the elbow and the acromial process of the scapula. Normal thickness in males is 12 mm; in females, 23 mm.

triceps skin-fold thickness

A value used to estimate body fat, which is measured on the right arm halfway between the olecranon process of the elbow and the acromial process of the scapula; normal: ♂ 12 mm; ♀ 23 mm; Cf Body-mass index, Mid-arm muscle mass, Obesity.