Trends in the prevalence of elevated skinfold thickness among children and adolescents in Shandong Province, China, 1995–2014

There are abundant data on secular trends in BMI; however, information on the change in subcutaneous fat is limited. The present study examined the trends in the prevalence of elevated skinfold thickness among children and adolescents over the past 19 years (1995-2014) in Shandong Province, China. D...

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Published in:Public health nutrition 2018-08, Vol.21 (12), p.2238-2241
Main Authors: Wang, Shu-Rong, Cheng, Yan, Chen, Min, Zhang, Ying-Xiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Age
Body composition
Body mass
Body mass index
Child
Children
China - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Girls
Humans
Male
Nutritional Status and Body Composition
Obesity
Pediatric Obesity
Prevalence
Research Paper
Skinfold Thickness
Students
Students - statistics & numerical data
Studies
Teenagers
Trends
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Summary:There are abundant data on secular trends in BMI; however, information on the change in subcutaneous fat is limited. The present study examined the trends in the prevalence of elevated skinfold thickness among children and adolescents over the past 19 years (1995-2014) in Shandong Province, China. Data for the study were obtained from two cross-sectional surveys of schoolchildren carried out in 1995 and 2014. Triceps and subscapular skinfold thicknesses (SFT) of all participants were measured. The sum of triceps and subscapular SFT (SSFT) was applied. Children and adolescents with SSFT above or equal to the national age- and sex-specific 85th percentile were defined as 'high SFT'. Shandong Province, China. A total of 16 917 students aged 7-18 years were included. For both boys and girls, an increasing trend in 'high SFT' was observed between 1995 and 2014. The overall prevalence of 'high SFT' increased from 10·31 % for boys and 13·40 % for girls in 1995 to 33·94 % for boys and 29·30 % for girls in 2014 (P
ISSN:1368-9800
1475-2727
DOI:10.1017/S1368980018000824