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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

Body composition determined by six different methods in women bilaterally adrenalectomized for treatment of Cushing's disease.
Kemink SA, Frijns JT, Hermus AR, Pieters GF, Smals AG, van Marken Lichtenbelt WD
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 Nov;84(11):3991-9. doi: 10.1210/jcem.84.11.6143. PMID: 10566639
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

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
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
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

Adult obesity diagnostic tool: A narrative review.
Liu X, He M, Li Y
Medicine (Baltimore) 2024 Apr 26;103(17):e37946. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000037946. PMID: 38669386Free PMC Article
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
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

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
Population-based centile curves for triceps, subscapular, and abdominal skinfold thicknesses in Polish children and adolescents--the OLAF study.
Jaworski M, Kułaga Z, Płudowski P, Grajda A, Gurzkowska B, Napieralska E, Swiąder A, Pan H, Litwin M; Olaf Study Group
Eur J Pediatr 2012 Aug;171(8):1215-21. Epub 2012 Mar 21 doi: 10.1007/s00431-012-1717-5. PMID: 22430352Free PMC Article
Body composition in Prader-Willi syndrome: assessment and effects of growth hormone administration.
Davies PS
Acta Paediatr Suppl 1999 Dec;88(433):105-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1999.tb14415.x. PMID: 10626557
Association between "diabetic thick skin syndrome" and neurological disorders in diabetes mellitus.
Forst T, Kann P, Pfützner A, Lobmann R, Schäfer H, Beyer J
Acta Diabetol 1994 Jun;31(2):73-7. doi: 10.1007/BF00570538. PMID: 7949225
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
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
The use of skinfold measurements to judge obesity during the early phase of Prader-Labhart-Willi syndrome.
Butler MG, Butler RI, Meaney FJ
Int J Obes 1988;12(5):417-22. PMID: 3235262Free PMC Article
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

Prevalence of under and over weight in children with neurodisability, using body composition measures.
Lip SZL, Chillingworth A, Wright CM
Eur J Clin Nutr 2018 Oct;72(10):1451-1454. Epub 2018 Apr 26 doi: 10.1038/s41430-018-0168-0. PMID: 29695762
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
IL-6, TNF-α, IL-10, and nutritional status in pediatric patients with biliary atresia.
Wilasco MIA, Uribe-Cruz C, Santetti D, Fries GR, Dornelles CTL, Silveira TRD
J Pediatr (Rio J) 2017 Sep-Oct;93(5):517-524. Epub 2017 Mar 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jped.2016.11.009. PMID: 28325677
Malnutrition in alcoholic and virus-related cirrhosis.
Caregaro L, Alberino F, Amodio P, Merkel C, Bolognesi M, Angeli P, Gatta A
Am J Clin Nutr 1996 Apr;63(4):602-9. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/63.4.602. PMID: 8599326
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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