Abstract
Background: Anthropometric indicators are used to evaluate the prognosis of chronic and acute diseases, and to guide medical intervention. In anthropometry, body mass index (BMI) is widely accepted in determining obesity and skin fold thickness measurements provide good estimates of body fat.
 Aim: To see the relationship between BMI and skin fold thickness in young females.
 Study Design: Observational study
 Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study. Measurements of height, weight, BMI and skin fold thickness were obtained for young adult females. Triceps, suprailiac and abdomen skin fold thickness were measured by using a skin fold calliper. For skin fold thickness, all measurements were taken three times and an average value was recorded.
 Results: Total 251 participants took part in the study. The mean skin fold thickness in the triceps was 22±6.02 mm, abdominal was 24.41±5.84 mm, and suprailiac was 21.23±5.74 mm. There was a significant correlation seen between BMI and triceps SFT (ρ=0.816,P=0.000), BMI and Abdominal SFT (ρ=0.854,P=0.000) and BMI and suprailiac SFT (ρ=0.850,P=0.000). There was a significant association between BMI and physical activities (P=0.000).
 Conclusion: There was a significant correlation seen between BMI and SFT at triceps, abdominal and suprailiac region. There was a significant association between BMI and physical activities.
Highlights
Overweight and obesity result from an energy imbalance
The average Skinfold thickness (SFT) for all the three sites are shown in Table 3 and Table 4 shows the correlation between body mass index (BMI) and SFT
We found that the average skinfold thickness of the abdominal region was 24.41 mm which was the highest, triceps was 22 mm and lowest was the suprailiac region with 21.2 mm
Summary
Overweight and obesity result from an energy imbalance. Bodyweight tends to remain the same when the intake of calories equals the number of calories the body uses or burns. Body mass index (BMI) which is the most widely used measure of overweight and obesity is defined as a person’s weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in metres [3]. Those individuals whose BMI is 35 or greater have a 20 times more risk of developing diabetes, two times more risk of developing heart disease or stroke and 2.5 times more risk of developing hypertension[1]. Measurements of height, weight, BMI and skin fold thickness were obtained for young adult females. There was a significant association between BMI and physical activities
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