skinfold caliper

Skinfold calipers came into use during the 1950's, when people were leaner than they are now.

It is measured using skinfold calipers.

The skinfold calipers are spring-loaded.

Skinfold calipers or "pinch test"

The TSF was measured three times in succession with Lange skinfold calipers, and the mean value is included in the analyses.

Holtain skinfold calipers are marked with 0.2 mm gradation, Lange calipers with 0.5 mm gradation.

Roberts CC, Levick JR, Stanton AW, et al.: Assessment of truncal edema following breast cancer treatment using modified Harpenden skinfold calipers.

Forging ahead on a path of seemingly endless weight gain, Americans have passed a singular milestone: nearly 25 percent of women in their 50's have so much body fat that it cannot be measured, at least not in the traditional way, which employs a device called a skinfold caliper to measure the layer of fat just beneath the skin.