Körperfettmessung bei Kindern und Jugendlichen - Alters- und geschlechtsbezogene Perzentilen von Hautfaltendicke, Taillen- und Hüftumfang sowie Taille-Hüft-Index und Taille-Größe-Index: Ergebnisse einer pädiatrischen Kohorte in Deutschland (LIFE Child)

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. Materials and 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 3-16 years.

Level thesis:degree_level

thesis.doctoral

Grantor dc:publisher

Universität Leipzig

Year

2020

Author dc:creator

• Rönnecke, Elisa

Contributors dc:contributor

• Baerwald, Christoph
• Blüher, Matthias

• Adiposity
• Skinfold Thickness
• Waist circumference
• Fat distribution
• Subcutaneous fat tissue
• Children