Submandibular Skinfold Thickness Cut-off Values in Relation to Body Mass Index and Percentage Body Fat Among Chilean Adolescents.
Ecol Food Nutr
; 62(5-6): 334-347, 2023 Nov 02.
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The present study evaluates submandibular skinfold (SMS) cutoff values to estimate excess weight for BMI and percentage body fat (%BF) among Chilean adolescents. The results show an optimal area under the cutoff curve value of 83% among girls and 91% in boys to estimate SMS concerning %BF and BMI. The SMS cutoff value estimating obesity by %BF was 10 mm among girls and 9 mm among boys, 10 mm among girls, and 7 mm among boys by BMI. Our results showed that SMS is significantly associated with anthropometric parameters for obesity.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tecido Adiposo
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Obesidade
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Chile
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ecol Food Nutr
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Chile
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos