A Comparison of Height, Weight, and Triceps Skinfold Thickness of Children Ages 5-12 in Michigan (1978), Forsyth County North Carolina (1978), and HANES I (1971-1974) | Zendy

Robert A. Diseker | Zendy; Robert Michielutte | Zendy; John R. Ureda | Zendy; Harry M. Schey | Zendy; Wayne T. Corbett | Zendy

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A Comparison of Height, Weight, and Triceps Skinfold Thickness of Children Ages 5-12 in Michigan (1978), Forsyth County North Carolina (1978), and HANES I (1971-1974)

Author(s) -

Robert A. Diseker,

Robert Michielutte,

John R. Ureda,

Harry M. Schey,

Wayne T. Corbett

Publication year - 1982

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.72.7.730

Subject(s) - skinfold thickness , demography , medicine , south carolina , gerontology , body weight , political science , sociology , public administration

Height, weight, and triceps skinfold measurements were made on 1,668 Forsyth County, North Carolina students ages 5-12 during 1978. These data were compared to a representative sample of Michigan children taken during the same year and to their United States counterparts in HANES I (1971-74). The North Carolina children more closely resembled their US counterparts than did the Michigan group, casting doubt on the secular trend toward heavier children suggested by the Michigan researchers. (Am J Public Health 1982; 72:730-733.)

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