Submandibular Skinfold Thickness Cut–off Values in Relation to Body Mass Index and Percentage Body Fat Among Chilean Adolescents

María C. Simpson; Lily Yañez; Bárbara Leyton; Sudip Datta Banik; Rodrigo Muñoz-Cofré; Pablo A. Lizana

doi:10.1080/03670244.2023.2265304

Submandibular Skinfold Thickness Cut–off Values in Relation to Body Mass Index and Percentage Body Fat Among Chilean Adolescents

María C. Simpson, Lily Yañez, Bárbara Leyton, Sudip Datta Banik, Rodrigo Muñoz-Cofré, Pablo A. Lizana

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The present study evaluates submandibular skinfold (SMS) cutoff values to estimate excess weight for BMI and percentage body fat (%BF) among Chilean adolescents. The results show an optimal area under the cutoff curve value of 83% among girls and 91% in boys to estimate SMS concerning %BF and BMI. The SMS cutoff value estimating obesity by %BF was 10 mm among girls and 9 mm among boys, 10 mm among girls, and 7 mm among boys by BMI. Our results showed that SMS is significantly associated with anthropometric parameters for obesity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	334-347
Number of pages	14
Journal	Ecology of Food and Nutrition
Volume	62
Issue number	5-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2023.2265304
State	Published - 2023

Keywords

Submandibular skinfold
adolescents
body fat
body mass index

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Submandibular Skinfold Thickness Cut–off Values in Relation to Body Mass Index and Percentage Body Fat Among Chilean Adolescents

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