Fat (Subcutaneous) and Muscle Layer Thickness Measurements for Thigh and Deltoid Muscles in Both Female and Male Patients Arranged by Age According to CDC Recommendations
Site | Age | Female | Male | ||
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Fat Thickness ± SD, mm | Muscle Thickness ± SD, mm | Fat Thickness ± SD, mm | Muscle Thickness ± SD, mm | ||
Thigh muscle | 1–12 mo | 14.65 ± 3.76 | 18.83 ± 3.51 | 10.98 ± 2.77 | 15.33 ± 2.39 |
1–2 y | 11.36 ± 5.51 | 19.40 ± 5.28 | 12.23 ± 5.54 | 20.87 ± 6.00 | |
3–6 y | 13.00 ± 6.10 | 25.04 ± 8.29 | 11.32 ± 4.76 | 24.76 ± 4.39 | |
Deltoid muscle | 1–2 y | 9.56 ± 1.99a | 10.90 ± 3.85 | 6.40 ± 1.02a | 9.37 ± 1.85 |
3–18 y | 9.32 ± 5.42b | 15.72 ± 6.16c | 7.11 ± 5.69b | 17.96 ± 7.44c |