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Measurement of fat thickness in man: a comparison of ultrasound, Harpenden calipers and electrical conductivity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

R. A. D Booth ,
B. A. Goddard  and
A. Paton
R. A. D Booth
Affiliation:
Physics Laboratory, Dudley Road Hospital, Birmingham 18
B. A. Goddard
Affiliation:
Physics Laboratory, Dudley Road Hospital, Birmingham 18
A. Paton
Affiliation:
Physics Laboratory, Dudley Road Hospital, Birmingham 18
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Abstract

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1. Subcutaneous fat thickness has been measured by three different techniques in forty-one subjects. 2. Ultrasound provided the most accurate measurement in experienced hands. 3. A method based on electrical conductivity was also accurate but was unpleasant for the subject. 4. Harpenden calipers were the least satisfactory of the three techniques tested.

Type
Research Article
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 20 , Issue 4 , December 1966 , pp. 719 - 725
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1966

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