Gore C J, Woolford S M, Carlyon R G
National Sports Research Centre, Australian Sports Commission, Australian Institute of Sport, Adelaide.
J Sports Sci. 1995 Aug;13(4):355-60. doi: 10.1080/02640419508732249.
While athletes are routinely assessed for changes in subcutaneous adipose tissue with skinfold calipers, absolute dynamic calibration of caliper jaw compression is currently not possible. The first part of this study describes how dynamic compression of foam rubber blocks can be used to monitor the relative calibration of a single pair of calipers as springs fatigue, or to alert an investigator to variations in measurement values between different calipers. The second part of the study, carried out on 10 female athletes, demonstrated that the significant differences established by the foam block method of calibration also translated into a significant difference for the sum of seven subcutaneous skinfolds. Foam blocks can be used as a simple, inexpensive method to establish a calibration range and can also be used to recheck calipers periodically, depending upon their use.
虽然运动员通常会使用皮褶厚度计来评估皮下脂肪组织的变化，但目前无法对皮褶厚度计钳口的压缩进行绝对动态校准。本研究的第一部分描述了如何使用泡沫橡胶块的动态压缩来监测一对卡尺作为弹簧疲劳时的相对校准情况，或者提醒研究人员注意不同卡尺之间测量值的差异。该研究的第二部分对10名女性运动员进行了测试，结果表明，通过泡沫块校准方法确定的显著差异也转化为七个皮下皮褶总和的显著差异。泡沫块可以作为一种简单、廉价的方法来建立校准范围，并且还可以根据使用情况定期重新检查卡尺。
