The Relationship between Skinfold and Ultrasound Measures of Subcutaneous Fat in Untrained Healthy Males

Ultrasound measurement of adipose tissue offers an alternative measure of body composition with less technical skill requirement than skinfolds. However, the relationship between skinfold and ultrasound measurements of adipose tissue is uncertain. The aim of this study was to compare these measures...

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Autores principales:	Helen Ryan-Stewart, Abigail O’Leary, Eloise Paine, James Faulkner, Simon Jobson
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	adipose correlation skinfolds ultrasound variance Technology T Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Physics QC1-999 Chemistry QD1-999
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:668b8550c6f741728994f7216bc030462021-11-25T16:31:31ZThe Relationship between Skinfold and Ultrasound Measures of Subcutaneous Fat in Untrained Healthy Males10.3390/app1122105612076-3417https://doaj.org/article/668b8550c6f741728994f7216bc030462021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/22/10561https://doaj.org/toc/2076-3417Ultrasound measurement of adipose tissue offers an alternative measure of body composition with less technical skill requirement than skinfolds. However, the relationship between skinfold and ultrasound measurements of adipose tissue is uncertain. The aim of this study was to compare these measures in a healthy untrained male population. One hundred male participants (aged 18–40 years) of varying body compositions had skinfold measures taken at the biceps, triceps and front thigh sites. Ultrasound measures were also taken at the same sites using B-wave ultrasound with a linear probe in the transverse plane. Strong, significant (<i>p</i> < 0.01), positive correlations were observed between skinfold and ultrasound measures at the biceps (r = 0.828), triceps (r = 0.813), and front thigh (r = 0.888) sites. However, there was significant (<i>p</i> < 0.01) variance between the techniques at all measurement sites. Whilst skinfold and ultrasound measures of adipose tissue have good linear agreement, skinfolds are consistently higher at all sites indicating a difference in the nature of the tissue measured via each technique. The exact nature of the relationship should be established on a population-specific basis.Helen Ryan-StewartAbigail O’LearyEloise PaineJames FaulknerSimon JobsonMDPI AGarticleadiposecorrelationskinfoldsultrasoundvarianceTechnologyTEngineering (General). Civil engineering (General)TA1-2040Biology (General)QH301-705.5PhysicsQC1-999ChemistryQD1-999ENApplied Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 10561, p 10561 (2021)
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topic	adipose correlation skinfolds ultrasound variance Technology T Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Physics QC1-999 Chemistry QD1-999
spellingShingle	adipose correlation skinfolds ultrasound variance Technology T Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Physics QC1-999 Chemistry QD1-999 Helen Ryan-Stewart Abigail O’Leary Eloise Paine James Faulkner Simon Jobson The Relationship between Skinfold and Ultrasound Measures of Subcutaneous Fat in Untrained Healthy Males
description	Ultrasound measurement of adipose tissue offers an alternative measure of body composition with less technical skill requirement than skinfolds. However, the relationship between skinfold and ultrasound measurements of adipose tissue is uncertain. The aim of this study was to compare these measures in a healthy untrained male population. One hundred male participants (aged 18–40 years) of varying body compositions had skinfold measures taken at the biceps, triceps and front thigh sites. Ultrasound measures were also taken at the same sites using B-wave ultrasound with a linear probe in the transverse plane. Strong, significant (<i>p</i> < 0.01), positive correlations were observed between skinfold and ultrasound measures at the biceps (r = 0.828), triceps (r = 0.813), and front thigh (r = 0.888) sites. However, there was significant (<i>p</i> < 0.01) variance between the techniques at all measurement sites. Whilst skinfold and ultrasound measures of adipose tissue have good linear agreement, skinfolds are consistently higher at all sites indicating a difference in the nature of the tissue measured via each technique. The exact nature of the relationship should be established on a population-specific basis.
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author	Helen Ryan-Stewart Abigail O’Leary Eloise Paine James Faulkner Simon Jobson
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title	The Relationship between Skinfold and Ultrasound Measures of Subcutaneous Fat in Untrained Healthy Males
title_short	The Relationship between Skinfold and Ultrasound Measures of Subcutaneous Fat in Untrained Healthy Males
title_full	The Relationship between Skinfold and Ultrasound Measures of Subcutaneous Fat in Untrained Healthy Males
title_fullStr	The Relationship between Skinfold and Ultrasound Measures of Subcutaneous Fat in Untrained Healthy Males
title_full_unstemmed	The Relationship between Skinfold and Ultrasound Measures of Subcutaneous Fat in Untrained Healthy Males
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publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/668b8550c6f741728994f7216bc03046
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The Relationship between Skinfold and Ultrasound Measures of Subcutaneous Fat in Untrained Healthy Males

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