Hawk L J, Brook C G
Br Med J. 1979 Jan 20;1(6157):151-2. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6157.151.
Comparison of skinfold thicknesses measured in childhood and again 15 years later in 318 male and 303 female subjects disclosed only a moderate relation between the two measurements. Where adult fatness could be predicted from combinations of skinfold thicknesses in childhood the accuracy in 95% of cases lay at the mean between +/- 8% and +/- 18% according to age and sex.
对318名男性和303名女性受试者在儿童时期及15年后再次测量的皮褶厚度进行比较，结果显示两次测量之间只有中等程度的相关性。根据年龄和性别，在95%的情况下，若通过儿童时期皮褶厚度的组合来预测成年后的肥胖程度，其准确率在平均±8%至±18%之间。
