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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

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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
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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Diagnosis

Liu X, He M, Li Y
Medicine (Baltimore) 2024 Apr 26;103(17):e37946. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000037946. PMID: 38669386Free PMC Article
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
Wieniawski P, Werner B
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Mar 1;18(5) doi: 10.3390/ijerph18052394. PMID: 33804520Free PMC Article
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
Reed JD, Redding-Lallinger R, Orringer EP
Am J Hematol 1987 Apr;24(4):441-55. doi: 10.1002/ajh.2830240416. PMID: 3551592

Therapy

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
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
Davies PS
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Reed JD, Redding-Lallinger R, Orringer EP
Am J Hematol 1987 Apr;24(4):441-55. doi: 10.1002/ajh.2830240416. PMID: 3551592

Prognosis

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
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
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
Butler MG, Butler RI, Meaney FJ
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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

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
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
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
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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

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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