Reuters

Teen skinfold thickness predicts adult weight

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A long-term study has found that skinfold thickness during adolescence is a better predictor of being overweight as an adult than adolescent body mass index (BMI) -- the ...
Nature

What accounts for ethnic differences in newborn skinfold thickness comparing South Asians and White Caucasians? Findings from the START and FAMILY Birth Cohorts

South Asians are a high-risk group for type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease. We sought to determine ethnic differences in newborn adiposity comparing South Asians (SA) to White Caucasians ...
BMJ

Validation of a skinfold based index for tracking proportional changes in lean mass

Background: The lean mass index (LMI) is a new empirical measure that tracks within-subject proportional changes in body mass adjusted for changes in skinfold thickness. Objective: To compare the ...
ascopubs.org

Longitudinal changes in triceps skinfold thickness and serum albumin during chemotherapy in patients with pancreatic cancer: Gender-based prognostic insights—A prospective ...

Mutational analysis of cfDNA to identify predictive biomarkers in previously untreated patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer receiving the GSK-3 inhibitor ...