Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Deakin Biostatistics Unit, Faculty of Health, Deakin University Geelong, Geelong, VIC, 3220, Australia.
Eur J Clin Nutr. 2020 Oct;74(10):1483-1487. doi: 10.1038/s41430-020-0626-3. Epub 2020 Apr 6.
Skinfold thickness is an indicator of body fat, allowing a more detailed description of obesity. In Vietnam, there are no published percentile values for triceps and subscapular skinfold measurements from population-based studies of adolescents. This study aims to establish percentile tables for triceps, subscapular, and triceps + subscapular skinfolds (TSF + SSSF) sum. We used data from a cross-sectional survey conducted in Ho Chi Minh City. BMI, triceps and subscapular skinfold measurements of 2660 students were obtained. The L (Box-Cox transformation), M (median), and S (coefficient of variation) parameters were used to generate exact percentiles. The proportion of overweight was higher in boys (18.4% vs. 8.2%, p < 0.0001). Triceps, subscapular skinfolds, and TSF + SSSF were significantly higher in girls than in boys (p < 0.001). Our results provide sex- and age-specific reference values for skinfold thickness that can be applied as a new complimentary assessment tool for Vietnamese adolescents.
皮褶厚度是体脂的指标，可以更详细地描述肥胖。在越南，基于人群的青少年研究中，还没有公布肱三头肌和肩胛下皮褶测量的百分位值。本研究旨在为肱三头肌、肩胛下和肱三头肌+肩胛下皮褶总和（TSF+SSSF）建立百分位表。我们使用了在胡志明市进行的横断面调查的数据。获得了 2660 名学生的 BMI、肱三头肌和肩胛下皮褶测量值。使用 L（Box-Cox 转换）、M（中位数）和 S（变异系数）参数生成精确的百分位值。超重的比例在男孩中更高（18.4%对 8.2%，p<0.0001）。女孩的肱三头肌、肩胛下皮褶和 TSF+SSSF 明显高于男孩（p<0.001）。我们的研究结果为皮褶厚度提供了性别和年龄特异性的参考值，可以作为越南青少年新的补充评估工具。
