STANDARDS OF SKINFOLD THICKNESS AND ANTHROPOMETRIC INDEXES IN TERM ISRAELI NEWBORN-INFANTS

Anthropometric measurements including weight, length, head and mid-arm circumferences, skinfold thickness (biceps, triceps, subscapular, abd ominal, suprailiac and quadriceps) were obtained from 250 singleton, f ull-term infants within 4 h of birth. Anthropometric indices for total body fat stores such as arm fat and nonfat areas, adiposity and ponde ral indices, and weight/length ratio were calculated. These data may b e helpful in determining nutritional status at birth and assessing pos tnatal growth of Israeli infants.