A comparison of height, weight, and triceps skinfold thickness of children ages 5-12 in Michigan (1978), Forsyth County North Carolina (1978), and HANES I (1971-1974).
Height, weight, and triceps skinfold measurements were made on 1,668 Forsyth County, North Carolina students ages 5-12 during 1978. These data were compared to a representative sample of Michigan children taken during the same year and to their United States counterparts in HANES I (1971-74). The North Carolina children more closely resembled their US counterparts than did the Michigan group, casting doubt on the secular trend toward heavier children suggested by the Michigan researchers. (Am J Public Health 1982; 72:730-733.)
D001741:Black or African American; D001132:Arm; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008824:Michigan; D009657:North Carolina; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D014481:United States