Morris R W, Chinn S
Int J Obes. 1981;5(4):359-66.
The relation between measurements of height, weight and triceps skinfold for 7758 English boys and girls aged five to 11 are investigated. It is shown that the correlation between weight adjusted for height and triceps skinfold increases from about 0.5 at age five to nearly 0.7 at age 11, but that some curvature in the relation exists, a closer association between the variables being found for relatively heavy children than for relatively light children. However, the relation between the two measurements is not sufficiently great for weight-for-height to be used as a proxy measure of obesity. Skinfold measurements are recommended, except in large epidemiological studies or when fully trained observers are not available.
对7758名5至11岁的英国男孩和女孩的身高、体重及肱三头肌皮褶厚度测量值之间的关系进行了研究。结果表明，经身高调整后的体重与肱三头肌皮褶厚度之间的相关性从5岁时的约0.5增加到11岁时的近0.7，但两者关系存在一定曲率，相对于体重较轻的儿童，体重较重的儿童中这两个变量之间的关联更为紧密。然而，这两个测量值之间的关系还不够强，不足以将身高别体重用作肥胖的替代指标。建议进行皮褶厚度测量，大型流行病学研究或没有经过充分培训的观察者的情况除外。
