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Abnormal skinfold thickness measurement

MedGen UID:
1775500
•Concept ID:
C5421658
•
Finding
HPO: HP:0033170

Definition

Any deviation from the normal range of a skinfold thickness, which quantifies the amount of subcutaneous fat when the skin is pinched by specialized calipers. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormal skinfold thickness measurement

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Influence of additional criteria from a definition of cachexia on its prevalence--good or bad thing?
Letilovic T, Vrhovac R
Eur J Clin Nutr 2013 Aug;67(8):797-801. Epub 2013 Jul 3 doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2013.121. PMID: 23820338
Cut-off criteria for second-trimester nuchal skinfold thickness for prenatal detection of Down syndrome in a Thai population.
Tannirandorn Y, Manotaya S, Uerpairojkit B, Tanawattanacharoen S, Charoenvidhya D, Phaosavasdi S
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 1999 May;65(2):137-41. doi: 10.1016/s0020-7292(99)00014-4. PMID: 10405057
Effectiveness of enteral and parenteral nutrition in the nutritional management of children with Wilms' tumors.
Rickard KA, Kirksey A, Baehner RL, Grosfeld JL, Provisor A, Weetman RM, Boxer LA, Ballantine TV
Am J Clin Nutr 1980 Dec;33(12):2622-9. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/33.12.2622. PMID: 6254353

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Childhood predictors of cardiovascular disease in adulthood. A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ajala O, Mold F, Boughton C, Cooke D, Whyte M
Obes Rev 2017 Sep;18(9):1061-1070. Epub 2017 May 25 doi: 10.1111/obr.12561. PMID: 28545166
Ultrasound evaluation of fetal chromosome disorders.
Tamsel S, Ozbek S, Demirpolat G
Diagn Interv Radiol 2007 Jun;13(2):97-100. PMID: 17562516
Ethnicity and obstructive sleep apnoea.
Villaneuva AT, Buchanan PR, Yee BJ, Grunstein RR
Sleep Med Rev 2005 Dec;9(6):419-36. Epub 2005 Sep 22 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2005.04.005. PMID: 16183307
Nutritional assessment in pediatrics.
Mascarenhas MR, Zemel B, Stallings VA
Nutrition 1998 Jan;14(1):105-15. doi: 10.1016/s0899-9007(97)00226-8. PMID: 9437695
Obesity.
Dietz WH
J Am Coll Nutr 1989;8 Suppl:13S-21S. doi: 10.1080/07315724.1989.10737966. PMID: 2681326

Diagnosis

The association between gestational impaired glucose tolerance and hyperglycemic markers: A prospective study.
Gluck O, Ganer Herman H, Fainstein N, Katz N, Bar J, Kovo M
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2022 Jan;156(1):82-88. Epub 2021 Feb 17 doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13617. PMID: 33484587
Epidemiology of Obesity and Hypertension in School Adolescents Aged 15-17 from the Region of Central Poland-A Cross-Sectional Study.
Wieniawski P, Werner B
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Mar 1;18(5) doi: 10.3390/ijerph18052394. PMID: 33804520Free PMC Article
Ultrasound evaluation of fetal chromosome disorders.
Tamsel S, Ozbek S, Demirpolat G
Diagn Interv Radiol 2007 Jun;13(2):97-100. PMID: 17562516
Ultrasonographic screening for the Down syndrome fetus.
Lockwood CJ, Lynch L, Berkowitz RL
Am J Obstet Gynecol 1991 Aug;165(2):349-52. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(91)90090-e. PMID: 1831322
Nutrition and sickle cell disease.
Reed JD, Redding-Lallinger R, Orringer EP
Am J Hematol 1987 Apr;24(4):441-55. doi: 10.1002/ajh.2830240416. PMID: 3551592

Therapy

Translation of the Frailty Paradigm from Older Adults to Children with Cardiac Disease.
Panchangam C, White DA, Goudar S, Birnbaum B, Malloy-Walton L, Gross-Toalson J, Reid KJ, Shirali G, Parthiban A
Pediatr Cardiol 2020 Jun;41(5):1031-1041. Epub 2020 May 6 doi: 10.1007/s00246-020-02354-7. PMID: 32377892Free PMC Article
The effect of an arteriovenous fistula and haemodialysis on anthropometric measurements of the upper arm.
Al-Joudi E, Slee A, Davenport A
Eur J Clin Nutr 2020 Aug;74(8):1240-1242. Epub 2020 Jan 2 doi: 10.1038/s41430-019-0548-0. PMID: 31896824
Resolving Malnutrition With Parenteral Nutrition Before Liver Transplant in Biliary Atresia.
Wendel D, Mortensen M, Harmeson A, Shaffer ML, Hsu E, Horslen S
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2018 Feb;66(2):212-217. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000001798. PMID: 29356765
Monitoring of protein catabolism in neonates and young infants post-cardiac surgery.
Teixeira-Cintra MA, Monteiro JP, Tremeschin M, Trevilato TM, Halperin ML, Carlotti AP
Acta Paediatr 2011 Jul;100(7):977-82. Epub 2011 Mar 2 doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02187.x. PMID: 21284718
Nutrition and sickle cell disease.
Reed JD, Redding-Lallinger R, Orringer EP
Am J Hematol 1987 Apr;24(4):441-55. doi: 10.1002/ajh.2830240416. PMID: 3551592

Prognosis

Imaging modalities for measuring body composition in patients with cancer: opportunities and challenges.
Shah UA, Ballinger TJ, Bhandari R, Dieli-Cornwright CM, Guertin KA, Hibler EA, Kalam F, Lohmann AE, Ippolito JE
J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2023 May 4;2023(61):56-67. doi: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgad001. PMID: 37139984Free PMC Article
Childhood predictors of cardiovascular disease in adulthood. A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ajala O, Mold F, Boughton C, Cooke D, Whyte M
Obes Rev 2017 Sep;18(9):1061-1070. Epub 2017 May 25 doi: 10.1111/obr.12561. PMID: 28545166
Simple skinfold-thickness measurements complement conventional anthropometric assessments in predicting glucose tolerance.
Sievenpiper JL, Jenkins DJ, Josse RG, Leiter LA, Vuksan V
Am J Clin Nutr 2001 Mar;73(3):567-73. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/73.3.567. PMID: 11237933
Ultrasonographic screening for the Down syndrome fetus.
Lockwood CJ, Lynch L, Berkowitz RL
Am J Obstet Gynecol 1991 Aug;165(2):349-52. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(91)90090-e. PMID: 1831322
Nutrition and sickle cell disease.
Reed JD, Redding-Lallinger R, Orringer EP
Am J Hematol 1987 Apr;24(4):441-55. doi: 10.1002/ajh.2830240416. PMID: 3551592

Clinical prediction guides

A Study on New IAP 2015 Growth References in Rural South Indian Children.
Chalil VK, Prasad HK, Nassir SAMA, Arulalan KV, Sangaralingam T, Krishnamoorthy N
Indian J Pediatr 2021 Jul;88(7):645-649. Epub 2020 Nov 19 doi: 10.1007/s12098-020-03563-x. PMID: 33210206
Phenotypic diversity and glucocorticoid sensitivity in patients with familial partial lipodystrophy type 2.
Resende ATP, Martins CS, Bueno AC, Moreira AC, Foss-Freitas MC, de Castro M
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2019 Jul;91(1):94-103. Epub 2019 Apr 15 doi: 10.1111/cen.13984. PMID: 30954027
Childhood predictors of cardiovascular disease in adulthood. A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ajala O, Mold F, Boughton C, Cooke D, Whyte M
Obes Rev 2017 Sep;18(9):1061-1070. Epub 2017 May 25 doi: 10.1111/obr.12561. PMID: 28545166
Overweight, obesity and skinfold thicknesses of children of African or Indian descent in Trinidad and Tobago.
Gulliford MC, Mahabir D, Rocke B, Chinn S, Rona R
Int J Epidemiol 2001 Oct;30(5):989-98. doi: 10.1093/ije/30.5.989. PMID: 11689509
Ultrasonographic screening for the Down syndrome fetus.
Lockwood CJ, Lynch L, Berkowitz RL
Am J Obstet Gynecol 1991 Aug;165(2):349-52. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(91)90090-e. PMID: 1831322

Recent systematic reviews

Childhood predictors of cardiovascular disease in adulthood. A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ajala O, Mold F, Boughton C, Cooke D, Whyte M
Obes Rev 2017 Sep;18(9):1061-1070. Epub 2017 May 25 doi: 10.1111/obr.12561. PMID: 28545166

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