title: [Anthropometric study of the body composition of a childhood population in Madrid].
abstract: Results of some anthropometric variables related to body composition of school children, in Madrid, aged 6 to 14, are reported. Measures were taken by a well-trained staff with accurate instruments and following international proceedings. Data directly obtained were: arm circumference and skinfolds thickness: bicipital, tricipital and subscapular. Results deduced from the former ones, show the composition of an hypothetic mid-arm section and they are: total surface, fat surface, % fat, fat free surface and % fat free substance. These values obtained from a population with an adequate feeding under control, are a data contribution for future studies on collectivities with similar characteristics.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000886:Anthropometry; D001823:Body Composition; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D013030:Spain
vernacular_title: Estudio antropométrico de la composición corporal de una población infantil madrileña.