Skinfold thickness, body fat percentage and body mass index in obese and non-obese Indian boys.

摘要: Childhood obesity is presently increasing worldwide and has created enormous concern for researchers working in the field of related diseases with special interest child health development. Selected anthropometric measurements including stature, body mass, skinfolds are globally accepted sensitive indicators growth patterns status a child. The present study was therefore aimed not only at evaluating mass index (BMI), skinfolds, fat percentage (%fat) obese school going boys West Bengal, India, but also to compare these data their non-obese counterparts. Ten sixteen year old (N = 158) were separated from counterparts using age-wise international cut-off points BMI. Skinfolds measured skinfold calipers, BMI %fat calculated standard equations. Body BMI, significantly (P<0.001) higher sample when compared group showed progressive increments all recorded parameters. Stature (cm) no significant inter-group variation except 10 age (P<0.001). All comparable other national studies, those collected could feasibly be because availability on children limited. Current prediction equations will serve as reference standard, vital clinical importance order identify or categorize boys, take preventative steps minimise serious problems that appear during later part life.