Arm Anthropometry Indices in Turkish Children and Adolescents: Changes Over a Three-Year Period
Author(s) -
Betül Çiçek,
Ahmet Öztürk,
M. Mümtaz Mazıcıoğlu,
Selim Kurtoğlu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.566
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1308-5735
pISSN - 1308-5727
DOI - 10.4274/jcrpe.1574
Subject(s) - percentile , anthropometry , medicine , turkish , circumference , pediatrics , demography , statistics , mathematics , linguistics , philosophy , geometry , sociology
Time-related changes and comparisons for mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), triceps skinfold thickness (TSF), arm fat area (AFA) are lacking for Turkish children and adolescents. To determine the arm anthropometry indices (MUAC, TSF, AFA) in children and adolescents and to also assess the changes in these indices over a 3-year time period.
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