TABLE 4.
Cross-classification of categories of BMI-for-age and the sum of the triceps and subscapular skinfold thicknesses (SF sum)1
| SF sum category |
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| BMI category | <25th percentile | 25th to 49th percentile | 50th to 84th percentile | 85th to 94th percentile | ≥95th percentile |
| <25th percentile (n = 1716) | 1169 (68) | 438 (26) | 109 (6) | — | — |
| 25th to 49th percentile (n = 1717) | 454 (26) | 771 (45) | 488 (26) | 4 (0) | — |
| 50th to 84th percentile (n = 2403) | 93 (4) | 503 (21) | 1587 (66) | 194 (8) | 26 (1) |
| 85th to 94th percentile (n = 687) | — | 5 (1) | 208 (30) | 354 (52) | 120 (17) |
| ≥95th percentile (n = 343) | — | — | 11 (3) | 135 (39) | 197 (57) |
1
Cutoffs for both BMI and SF sum were based on levels (adjusted for race, sex, age, and study period) of these 2 characteristics in the examined children. Values are n; row percentages in parentheses.