{"title":"Triceps Skin Fold Measurement and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Overweight and Obese Adolescents.","authors":"Deepika Soundararajan, Premkumar Asokumar, Suresh Dhanam Venkatachalam, Mahesh Venkatesha, Santhanakrishnan Ramakrishnan","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The prevalence of childhood metabolic syndrome is rising with an increase in obesity. The current confirmatory diagnostic methods for metabolic syndrome are invasive. Triceps Skinfold Thickness (TSFT) measurement is a non-invasive alternative. This cross-sectional study evaluated the performance of TSFT for screening overweight and obese adolescents aged 10-16 years for metabolic syndrome. Out of 60 participants, 17 (28%) had metabolic syndrome. The mean (SD) TSFT measurements were significantly higher in adolescents with metabolic syndrome compared to those without metabolic syndrome [29.4 (6.0) vs. 24.3 (7.6); P = 0.018]. A cutoff of 26.7 mm for TSFT demonstrated 88% sensitivity and 72% specificity in predicting metabolic syndrome. TSFT was found as promising non-invasive screening tool for metabolic syndrome.</p>","PeriodicalId":13291,"journal":{"name":"Indian pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":"1047-1049"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7000,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Indian pediatrics","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2024/8/6 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"PEDIATRICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The prevalence of childhood metabolic syndrome is rising with an increase in obesity. The current confirmatory diagnostic methods for metabolic syndrome are invasive. Triceps Skinfold Thickness (TSFT) measurement is a non-invasive alternative. This cross-sectional study evaluated the performance of TSFT for screening overweight and obese adolescents aged 10-16 years for metabolic syndrome. Out of 60 participants, 17 (28%) had metabolic syndrome. The mean (SD) TSFT measurements were significantly higher in adolescents with metabolic syndrome compared to those without metabolic syndrome [29.4 (6.0) vs. 24.3 (7.6); P = 0.018]. A cutoff of 26.7 mm for TSFT demonstrated 88% sensitivity and 72% specificity in predicting metabolic syndrome. TSFT was found as promising non-invasive screening tool for metabolic syndrome.
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The general objective of Indian Pediatrics is "To promote the science and practice of Pediatrics." An important guiding principle has been the simultaneous need to inform, educate and entertain the target audience. The specific key objectives are:
-To publish original, relevant, well researched peer reviewed articles on issues related to child health.
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-To foster responsible and balanced debate on controversial issues that affect child health, including non-clinical areas such as medical education, ethics, law, environment and economics.
-To achieve the highest level of ethical medical journalism and to produce a publication that is timely, credible and enjoyable to read.
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