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Submandibular Skinfold Thickness Cut–off Values in Relation to Body Mass Index and Percentage Body Fat Among Chilean Adolescents

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: 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.

Source: Ecology of Food and Nutrition

DOI: 10.1080/03670244.2023.2265304

Authors: María C. Simpson, Lily Yañez, Bárbara Leyton, Sudip Datta Banik, Rodrigo Muñoz-Cofré, Pablo A. Lizana