Skinfold Thickness Measurement in Term Nigerian Neonates: Establishing Reference Values

Table 7

Mean skinfold thickness values ± SD in males and females according to birth weight groups.

Range	Birth weight g	Triceps	Biceps	Subscapular	Suprailiac	Sum
	M ± SD	M ± SD	M ± SD	M ± SD	M ± SD	M ± SD
≤2500
Males
Female
		0.04		0.04	0.001
2500–2999
Male
Female
		<0.001	0.48	<0.001		0.001
3000–3499
Male
Female
		0.046		<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
3500–3999
Male
Female
	0.045	<0.001	0.05	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
≥4000
Male
Female
	0.06	0.02	0.06	<0.001	0.58	0.36
ANOVA
Males
-statistic	1351.6	209.4	91.8	243.3	56.9	213.2
value	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
		0.994	0.990	0.982	0.958	0.992
		0.001	0.001	0.001	0.010	0.001
Females
-statistic	1004.2	192.7	107.5	227.0	80.3	175.8
value		<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
		0.800	0.696	0.813	0.625	0.782
value		<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001