Skinfolds as prognosticators of nutritional status among adult undernourished males of India

Kapoor, Satwanti

doi:10.5897/ijsa11.091

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“…The assessment of nutritional status by anthropometry was previously done primarily on the basis of BMI or MUAC [31, 40, 20, 41]. Some studies also used skinfold measurement like BSK, TSK and CSK [42, 43, 32, 44] for the nutritional assessment. Waist circumference and waist-hip ratio was also used for nutritional assessment [45, 46].…”

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Assessment of nutritional status using anthropometric variables by multivariate analysis

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Background Undernutrition is a serious health problem and highly prevalent in developing countries. There is no as such confirmatory test to measure undernutrition. The objective of the present study is to determine a new Composite Score using anthropometric measurements. Composite Score was then compared with other methods like body mass index (BMI) and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) classification, to test the significance of the method. Methods Anthropometric data were collected from 780 adult Oraon (Male = 387, Female = 393) labourers of Alipurduar district of West Bengal, India, following standard instruments, and protocols. Nutritional status of the study participants were assessed by conventional methods, BMI and MUAC. Confirmatory factor analysis was carried out to reduce 12 anthropometric variables into a single Composite Score (C) and classification of nutritional status was done on the basis of the score. Furthermore, all the methods (BMI, MUAC and C) were compared and discriminant function analysis was adopted to find out the percentage of correctly classified individuals by each of the three methods. Result The frequency of undernutrition was 45.9% according to BMI category, 56.7% according to MUAC category and 51.8% according to newly computed Composite Score. Further analysis showed that Composite Score has a higher strength of correct classification (98.7%), compared to BMI (95.9%) and MUAC (96.2%). Conclusion Therefore, anthropometric measurements can be used to identify nutritional status in the population more correctly by calculating Composite Score of the measurements and it is a non-invasive and relatively correct way of identification.

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“…Skinfold thickness measurements are a particularly good indicator of adiposity in children, because at younger versus older ages a greater proportion of total body fat is subcutaneous (Kuk et al, 2009). TST, more so than SST, is known to be a sensitive measure of food insecurity (Kapoor et al, 2012) and, in our population, it is not surprising that CDC Z-scores for TST were lower than those for SST. The increasing TST Z-scores of Low SEP Ladino and Low SEP Maya children across the study period, and the narrowing inequality observed in boys, could be viewed as positive signs of better food security.…”

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Inequalities in adiposity trends between 1979 and 1999 in Guatemalan children

Johnson,

Mansukoski,

Galvez‐Sobral

et al. 2023

American J Hum Biol

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BackgroundGuatemala suffered from civil war and high levels of inequality and childhood stunting in the second half of the 20th century, but little is known about inequalities in secular trends in adiposity.ObjectivesTo investigate differences in childhood body mass index (BMI) and skinfold thickness trajectories from 1979 to 1999 between three groups of children: High socioeconomic position (SEP) Ladino, Low SEP Ladino, and Low SEP Indigenous Maya.MethodsThe sample comprised 19 346 children aged 7–17 years with 54 638 observations. The outcomes were height, BMI, triceps skinfold thickness (TST), and subscapular skinfold thickness (SST) Z‐scores according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) references. Sex‐specific multilevel models were used to estimate and compare mean trajectories from 1979 to 1999 between the three groups.ResultsMean Z‐scores were always highest for High SEP Ladino children and lowest for Low SEP Maya children. Despite their very short stature, the Low SEP groups had SST trajectories that were above the 50th centile. The BMI trajectories were relatively flat and within one major centile band of the CDC median, with differences between the three groups that were small (0.2–0.3 Z‐scores) and did not attenuate over time. Conversely, the TST Z‐score trajectories demonstrated larger positive secular trends (e.g., from −1.25 in 1979 to −0.06 in 1999 for Low SEP Maya boys), with differences between the three groups that were large (0.5–1.2 Z‐scores) and did attenuate over time (in boys). Secular trends and between‐group difference in the SST Z‐score trajectories were less pronounced, but again we found stronger evidence in boys that the estimated inequalities attenuated over time.ConclusionsSecular trends and inequalities in skinfolds differ from those for BMI in Guatemalan children. Differences between groups in skinfolds attenuated over time, at least in boys, but whether this is good news is questionable given the very short stature yet relatively large subscapular skinfolds of the Low SEP groups.

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“…On the contrary, weight for age, body mass index, Mid-upper arm circumference, and skinfold thickness (SFT) are rapid responders for better nutrition. [12]…”

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Ethnotribal growth differences among schoolchildren in a Northwestern Maharashtra district: An analytical cross-sectional study

Ashtekar

Padhyegurjar

Powar

et al. 2019

Indian J Community Med

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Context:In Ashram schools, scheduled tribes (ST) children from age 6 to 17 years belonging to various ethnic groups stay under common living and dietary provisions. However, there are scant reports on ethnotribal height differences.Aims:The aims of the study are to (a) estimate height differences between schoolchildren of three major local STs, (b) compare heights and average skinfold thickness (SFT) of ST with non-ST and urban schoolchildren, and (c) compare median heights and weights of ST and non-ST schoolchildren with the Indian Academy of Pediatrics standards.Settings and Design:Four Ashram schools and one urban school in Northwest Maharashtra.Subjects and Methods:All children from age 6 to 17 years were included for height, weight, and mid-arm circumference (n = 2106). Data were processed with Excel and Epi info software for quantitative comparisons.Statistical Analysis Used:Quantitative methods including ANOVA were used for statistical comparison of heights.Results:There were no differences among heights between ST students (ANOVA P > 0.05). However, there were significant differences between heights of boys and girls between ST and non-ST students across age groups (ANOVA P < 0.0001). ST boys and girls were mostly below 3rd or 10th percentile of IAP height and weight charts while non-ST children were between 25th and 50th percentiles. The average SFT values for prepubertal age groups were significantly lower in ST schoolchildren.Conclusions:ST students showed a significant growth disadvantage against general and other backward classes categories, although no intertribal anthropometry differences were observed.

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Skinfolds as prognosticators of nutritional status among adult undernourished males of India

Cited by 3 publications

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Assessment of nutritional status using anthropometric variables by multivariate analysis

Assessment of nutritional status using anthropometric variables by multivariate analysis

Inequalities in adiposity trends between 1979 and 1999 in Guatemalan children

Ethnotribal growth differences among schoolchildren in a Northwestern Maharashtra district: An analytical cross-sectional study

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