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Relationship between frame size and fatness in children and adolescents
Author(s) -
Martinez Emilio,
Bacallao Jorge,
Devesa Mayra,
Amador Manuel
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
american journal of human biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.559
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1520-6300
pISSN - 1042-0533
DOI - 10.1002/ajhb.1310070102
Subject(s) - demography , elbow , obesity , skinfold thickness , anthropometry , subcutaneous fat , sample size determination , frame (networking) , variation (astronomy) , medicine , anatomy , mathematics , statistics , endocrinology , adipose tissue , physics , telecommunications , sociology , computer science , astrophysics
In order to evaluate variation in body fatness by category of frame size (small, medium, and large) during growth, a sample of 7,286 Cuban children and adolescents (3,721 males, 3,565 females) 5–20 years was surveyed. Fatness was estimated from skinfold thicknesses at four sites: subscapular, triceps, suprailiac, and posterior calf. Elbow breadth was used as an estimate of frame size. Generally, the larger the frame size, the greater the amount of subcutaneous fat regardless of age and sex. The results suggest that in the assessment of obesity and its associated risk, in children and youth, frame size, given by categories of elbow breadth, should be taken into account. © 1995 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.