Comparative study of skin folding of dominant and nondominant hemibodies in spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy.

Autor:	Macedo OG; Universidade Sant'Anna, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. osmairfisio@uol.com.br, Carazzato JG, Meirelles Ede S, Paula Ad, Santos CA, Bolliger Neto R, Mattar Júnior R
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) [Clinics (Sao Paulo)] 2008 Oct; Vol. 63 (5), pp. 601-6.
DOI:	10.1590/s1807-59322008000500006
Abstrakt:	Objective: To compare skin folds in the dominant and nondominant halves of the body in a group (A) of 20 individuals with cerebral palsy and spastic hemiplegia and a group (B) of 30 normal volunteers. Method: Body mass, height and skin folds were measured, and the percentage of body fat was estimated by adipose tissue measurement and densitometry. The mean age in group (A) was 24.6 +/- 5.6 years (ranging from 16.1 to 38.1 years). The mean age in group (B) was 25.3 +/- 3.8 years (ranging from 19.0 to 34.11 years). Results: Statistically significant differences were observed between the dominant and nondominant halves of the body for biceps, triceps, thoracic, suprailiac, thigh and midcalf skin folds in group A; the biceps, subscapular, midaxillary, suprailiac, abdominal, thigh and midcalf skin folds in group B; and the percentage fat obtained by adipose tissue measurement in both groups. Statistically significant differences were observed for the triceps skin fold when the dominant halves of the body in groups A and B were compared. Statistically significant differences were also observed for the biceps, triceps, thigh and midcalf skin folds as well as the adipose tissue measurements between the dominant and nondominant halves of the body in the two groups. The percentage fat as estimated by densitometry was significantly correlated with the adipose tissue measurement. Conclusion: There were statistically significant differences between the skin folds in the dominant and nondominant halves of the body, both in group A and in group B (greater in group A). There was a statistically significant correlation in the percentage fat as estimated by densitometry and as measured by adipose tissue in groups A and B.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
Externí odkaz:	Zobrazit plný text záznamu