Biomarkers · Anthropometric

Skinfold Thickness

Higher values go with lower risk of death. Not measured in our NHANES panel. The curve is drawn from the published study (source below).

Skinfold Thickness and risk of death

Published curve higher than the NHANES fitNHANES fit higher

Risk of death relative to the curve's reference value, drawn from the published study (source below).

Published risk of death0.96×per 1 mm increase in triceps skinfold thickness (multivariate-adjusted) (95% CI 0.95–0.97) · NHANES 1999-2010 US adults (triceps skinfold)

What studies found when this marker was changed

They describe what happened in those study groups, not a recommendation. See all catalogued interventions.

Measured changes in Skinfold Thickness, study by study

1 effect with a numeric size, each from one study arm: the dot is the reported change, the line its 95% interval where one was given. Green points move the marker the way lower risk of death lies; amber the other way. Study results in the groups studied, not predictions for a person.

Each row is one study: what was changed, the effect it reported on this marker, and the source.
Type	Intervention	Reported effect	Evidence	Source
lifestyle	6-month supervised resistance and aerobic training, dietary counselling for a hypocaloric Mediterranean diet and optional high-protein meal replacement in women with breast cancer-related lymphoedema and BMI 25-40	Triceps skinfold fell by 4.61 +/- 3.02 mm in the intervention group at 6 months, significantly more than with standard advice	RCT	Ruiz-Molina Y, et al. Nutrients. 2025. Targeting Lymphedema in Overweight…

Sources

Risk curve: Li 2022 (PMID 35620519): all-cause HR 0.96 (0.95-0.97) per 1 mm increase in triceps skinfold thickness (multivariate-adjusted). Scaled to US values (NHANES).
Li et al. Associations Between Adult Triceps Skinfold Thickness and All-Cause, Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Mortality in NHANES 1999-2010: A Retrospective National Study. Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine. 2022;9:858994.

Map Skinfold Thickness against another biomarker.

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