Measuring subcutaneous fat thickness using skinfold calipers vs. high-resolution B-scan ultrasonography in healthy volunteers: A pilot study

Abstract

ULoA: 3.9 mm, mean: 0.2 mm, LLoA: 4.4 mm), and on the chest (ULoA: 5.9 mm, mean: 0.6 mm, LLoA: 4.6 mm). In contrast, for the male subjects, the best matches were the skinfolds on the triceps (ULoA: 3.3 mm, mean: 0.3 mm, LLoA 4.0 mm), the back (ULoA 3.5 mm, mean 0.3 mm, LLoA 4.0 mm), and the thigh (ULoA 2.2 mm, mean 0.5 mm, LLoA 3.2 mm). The best agreement for women was obtained with the measurements of the chest fold (47.2%), followed by the measurements of the back fold (38.9%). For men, it was the measurements of the thigh fold (63.6%), followed by the measurements of the triceps (51.5%) and back fold (51.5%).

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