TABLE 2.

Body fat and skin fold thickness (SFT) measures at a median of 9.1 years.

	WE	SA
Body fat%
Whole body	23 (5)	28 (8)*
Right arm	32 (5)	37 (7)*
Truncal	17 (5)	22 (7)*
Skin folds mm
Supra-iliac SFT	10.3 (6.0)	15.3 (8.7)*
Triceps SFT	13.6 (4.7)	15.3 (6.3)
Subscapular SFT	10 (5.8)	12.2 (7.0)

Body fat (%) was measured in WE (n = 41) and SA (n = 35) children by bio-impedance, while skin fold thickness (mm) was measured in WE (51) and SA (n = 46) children using calipers. Values are mean (SD) with significant differences between ethnic groups represented by: *p ≤ 0.01.