Kanda A, Watanabe Y, Kawaguchi T
Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.
Public Health. 1997 Jan;111(1):29-32. doi: 10.1038/sj.ph.1900316.
To determine whether skinfold thickness is correlated with degree of overweight, serum levels of cholesterol, and blood pressure in children, 161 boys and 167 girls aged 9 and 10 y underwent physical examinations at three elementary schools in Japan. Triceps skinfold thickness was positively correlated with degree of overweight, atherosclerosis index, and systolic blood pressure, and was negatively correlated with levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. Among children who were highly overweight (> or = 30%), those with low triceps skinfold thickness (< 11.2 mm) have lower levels of HDL cholesterol, a higher atherosclerosis index, and higher systolic blood pressure than those with greater triceps skinfold thickness (> or = 11.2 mm). The ratio of degree of overweight to triceps skinfold thickness was significantly correlated with levels of HDL cholesterol in girls but not in boys. These results suggest that, in overweight schoolchildren, skinfold thickness may reflect the risk of future hypercholesterolemia and hypertension. Measurement of triceps skinfold thickness and determination of degree of overweight may be useful for the estimation of obesity in children.
为确定儿童皮褶厚度是否与超重程度、血清胆固醇水平及血压相关，在日本三所小学对161名9岁和10岁的男孩及167名女孩进行了体格检查。肱三头肌皮褶厚度与超重程度、动脉粥样硬化指数及收缩压呈正相关，与高密度脂蛋白（HDL）胆固醇水平呈负相关。在超重程度较高（≥30%）的儿童中，肱三头肌皮褶厚度较低（<11.2mm）的儿童比肱三头肌皮褶厚度较高（≥11.2mm）的儿童HDL胆固醇水平更低、动脉粥样硬化指数更高且收缩压更高。超重程度与肱三头肌皮褶厚度之比在女孩中与HDL胆固醇水平显著相关，而在男孩中则不然。这些结果表明，在超重学童中，皮褶厚度可能反映未来高胆固醇血症和高血压的风险。测量肱三头肌皮褶厚度及确定超重程度可能有助于评估儿童肥胖情况。
