Elisa Rönnecke1,2, Mandy Vogel1, Sarah Bussler1,2, Nico Grafe1, Anne Jurkutat1, Maike Schlingmann1, Antje Koerner1,2, Wieland Kiess3,4. 1. LIFE Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. 2. Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Center of Pediatric Research, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. 3. LIFE Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, wieland.kiess@medizin.uni-leipzig.de. 4. Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Center of Pediatric Research, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, wieland.kiess@medizin.uni-leipzig.de.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Skinfold thickness (ST), waist circumference (WC) and hip circumference (HC) measurements are simple methods for assessing fat tissue at defined body parts. We examined these parameters in a cohort of healthy children and adolescents in Leipzig. Our study provides current percentile curves for biceps, triceps, subscapular and iliac crest ST, plus WC, HC, waist-to-hip ratio and waist-to-height ratio. METHODS: 6,344 visits were recorded involving 2,363 individuals from 3 to 16 years in age. Continuous age- and gender-related percentiles (3rd, 10th, median, 90th, 97th percentiles) were estimated using Cole's LMS method. RESULTS: For biceps and triceps ST, boys show a peak at the beginning of adolescence with a subsequent decrease, while percentile values among girls rise across the age range. Subscapular and iliac crest percentiles also show increasing curves with disproportionately high values for P90 and P97. Boys show higher values of WC, girls have higher levels of HC. WC and HC median percentiles constantly increase in both sexes with a plateau at the age of 16 for girls. CONCLUSION: Trends for all parameters of body fat are in line with other national and international studies. Unlike the KiGGS study, our study provides circumference data across the whole of our age range, i.e. from 3 to 16 years.
BACKGROUND: Skinfold thickness (ST), waist circumference (WC) and hip circumference (HC) measurements are simple methods for assessing fat tissue at defined body parts. We examined these parameters in a cohort of healthy children and adolescents in Leipzig. Our study provides current percentile curves for biceps, triceps, subscapular and iliac crest ST, plus WC, HC, waist-to-hip ratio and waist-to-height ratio. METHODS: 6,344 visits were recorded involving 2,363 individuals from 3 to 16 years in age. Continuous age- and gender-related percentiles (3rd, 10th, median, 90th, 97th percentiles) were estimated using Cole's LMS method. RESULTS: For biceps and triceps ST, boys show a peak at the beginning of adolescence with a subsequent decrease, while percentile values among girls rise across the age range. Subscapular and iliac crest percentiles also show increasing curves with disproportionately high values for P90 and P97. Boys show higher values of WC, girls have higher levels of HC. WC and HC median percentiles constantly increase in both sexes with a plateau at the age of 16 for girls. CONCLUSION: Trends for all parameters of body fat are in line with other national and international studies. Unlike the KiGGS study, our study provides circumference data across the whole of our age range, i.e. from 3 to 16 years.
Authors: Bo Xi; Xin'nan Zong; Roya Kelishadi; Mieczysław Litwin; Young Mi Hong; Bee Koon Poh; Lyn M Steffen; Sonya V Galcheva; Isabelle Herter-Aeberli; Tadeusz Nawarycz; Małgorzata Krzywińska-Wiewiorowska; Anuradha Khadilkar; Michael D Schmidt; Hannelore Neuhauser; Anja Schienkiewitz; Zbigniew Kułaga; Hae Soon Kim; Barbara Stawińska-Witoszyńska; Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh; Abd Talib Ruzita; Violeta M Iotova; Aneta Grajda; Mohd Noor Ismail; Alicja Krzyżaniak; Ramin Heshmat; Velin Stratev; Agnieszka Różdżyńska-Świątkowska; Gelayol Ardalan; Mostafa Qorbani; Anna Świąder-Leśniak; Lidia Ostrowska-Nawarycz; Yoto Yotov; Veena Ekbote; Vaman Khadilkar; Alison J Venn; Terence Dwyer; Min Zhao; Costan G Magnussen; Pascal Bovet Journal: J Clin Endocrinol Metab Date: 2020-04-01 Impact factor: 5.958