Relation of skinfold thickness with the serum lipids, glucose and blood pressure among Indian sedentary office workers
Skinfold thickness derived fat percentage is associated with the few of the CVD markers (especially HDL). Age and BMI are crucial mediating factors for the fat measurement. Skinfold measurements could be included as part of routine primary care screening for CVD risk, alongside invasive biochemistry parameters.
Authors
- R. H. Patil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8440-5122)
- Baskaran Chandrasekaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1439-9158)
- Nitish Naik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6002-5400)
- Saritha U Kamath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8049-0895)
Institutions
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education (IN)
- Kasturba Medical College, Manipal (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Health Population and Nutrition
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-024-00706-0
- Primary Topic
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00