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. 2005 May;90(3):F273-5.
doi: 10.1136/adc.2004.060723.

Skinfold measurements at birth: sex and anthropometric influence

G Rodríguez  1 , M P Samper, J L Olivares, P Ventura, L A Moreno, J M Pérez-González
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Skinfold measurements at birth: sex and anthropometric influence

G Rodríguez et al. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2005 May.

Abstract

Weight, length, and skinfold thicknesses were measured in 4634 term and preterm neonates. Sex and weight/length ratio were important determinants of the amount and distribution of the subcutaneous fat store at birth. Gestational age, weight, length, and other ponderal indices did not explain subcutaneous fat variability.

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