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. 1977 Apr;52(4):287-90.
doi: 10.1136/adc.52.4.287.

Standards for skinfold thickness in British newborn infants

J R Oakley, R J Parsons, A G Whitelaw

Standards for skinfold thickness in British newborn infants

J R Oakley et al. Arch Dis Child. 1977 Apr.

Abstract

Standards of triceps and subscapular skinfold thicknesses for 1293 Caucasian newborn infants of gestational ages 37-42 weeks, and of 0-25 kg birthweight intervals between 2-25 and 4-5 kg are presented. Female infants had a greater skinfold thickness than males, and the subscapular skinfold was greater than the triceps. The skinfold thickness in both males and females declined after 40 weeks of gestation.

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