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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 25, 576-581, Copyright © 1972 by The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc.

Triceps and subscapular skin-fold thickness in French-Canadian school-age children in Montreal

Miloscaron Jeníccaronek M.D., Ph.D.1 and Arto Demirjian D.D.S., M.Sc.D.1

1 From the Centre de Recherches sur la Croissance, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Montréal, 101, P.Q., Canada

More comparative data on skin-fold thickness are needed, namely for children and adolescents of different genetic and environmental backgrounds. Based on a cross-sectional study in 1969 to 1970, basic parameters of triceps and subscapular skin-fold thickness have been developed for French-Canadian children. Techniques and equipment, recommended by the International Biological Programme for studies in human biology have been used on a homogeneous sample of 2,722 boys (6 to 17 years) and 2,332 girls (6 to 16 years). A different distribution of subcutaneous fat in our children (thicker subscapular skin fold and more comparable triceps skin folds when compared with British children) has been found. The comparison with American data suggests less extreme skin-fold thickness in our children. Thicker triceps skin folds during the last 17 years (comparison with previous Canadian data) can be attributed to the probable secular trend in fatness and other factors. Adequate computation procedures for the estimate of active body mass and total body fat from skin-fold measurements should be created for French-Canadian children.






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