Nutrition Interventions for Children with Special Health Care Needs

Appendix F
Percentiles for Triceps Skinfold for Whites of the United States
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I of 1971-1974
Age group
Triceps skinfold percentiles (mm 2 )
n 5 10 25 50 75 90 95 n 5 10 25 50 75 90 95
Males Females
1-1.9 228 6 7 8 10 12 14 16 204 6 7 8 10 12 14 16
2-2.9 223 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 208 6 8 9 10 12 15 16
3-3.9 220 6 7 8 10 11 14 15 208 7 8 9 11 12 14 15
4-4.9 230 6 6 8 9 11 12 14 208 7 8 8 10 12 14 16
5-5.9 214 6 6 8 9 11 14 15 219 6 7 8 10 12 15 18
6-6.9 117 5 6 7 8 10 13 16 118 6 6 8 10 12 14 16
7-7.9 122 5 6 7 9 12 15 17 126 6 7 9 11 13 16 18
8-8.9 117 5 6 7 8 10 13 16 118 6 8 9 12 15 18 24
9-9.9 121 6 6 7 10 13 17 18 125 8 8 10 13 16 20 22
10-10.9 146 6 6 8 10 14 18 21 152 7 8 10 12 17 23 27
11-11.9 122 6 6 8 11 16 20 24 117 7 8 10 13 18 24 28
12-12.9 153 6 6 8 11 14 22 28 129 8 9 11 14 18 23 27
13-13.9 134 5 5 7 10 14 22 26 151 8 8 12 15 21 26 30
14-14.9 131 4 5 7 9 14 21 24 141 9 10 13 16 21 26 28
15-15.9 128 4 5 6 8 11 18 24 117 8 10 12 17 21 25 32
16-16.9 131 4 5 6 8 12 16 22 142 10 12 15 18 22 26 31
17-17.9 133 5 5 6 8 12 16 19 114 10 12 13 19 24 30 37
18-18.9 91 4 5 6 9 13 20 24 109 10 12 15 18 22 26 30
19-24.9 531 4 5 7 10 15 20 22 1060 10 11 14 18 24 30 34
From: Frisancho RA. New norms of upper limb fat and muscle areas for assessment of nutritional status. Am J Clin Nutr,
1981; 34:2540-2545.
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