Skinfold thickness is an indicator of body fat, allowing a more detailed description of obesity. In Vietnam, there are no published percentile values for triceps and subscapular skinfold measurements from population-based studies of adolescents. This study aims to establish percentile tables for triceps, subscapular, and triceps + subscapular skinfolds (TSF + SSSF) sum. We used data from a cross-sectional survey conducted in Ho Chi Minh City. BMI, triceps and subscapular skinfold measurements of 2660 students were obtained. The L (Box-Cox transformation), M (median), and S (coefficient of variation) parameters were used to generate exact percentiles. The proportion of overweight was higher in boys (18.4% vs. 8.2%, p < 0.0001). Triceps, subscapular skinfolds, and TSF + SSSF were significantly higher in girls than in boys (p < 0.001). Our results provide sex- and age-specific reference values for skinfold thickness that can be applied as a new complimentary assessment tool for Vietnamese adolescents.

皮褶厚度是体内脂肪的指标，可以更详细地描述肥胖。在越南，尚未发表有关基于人群的青少年三头肌和肩cap下皮褶测量的百分数值。这项研究的目的是为三头肌，肩，下和肱三头肌+肩skin下皮褶（TSF + SSSF）总和建立百分位表。我们使用了在胡志明市进行的横断面调查的数据。测量了2660名学生的BMI，三头肌和肩cap下皮褶。L（Box-Cox变换），M（中位数）和S（变异系数）参数用于生成精确的百分位数。男孩的超重比例更高（18.4％比8.2％，P <0.0001）。女孩的三头肌，肩cap下的皮肤皱褶和TSF + SSSF明显高于男孩（p  <0.001）。我们的结果提供了针对性别和年龄的皮褶厚度参考值，可以用作越南青少年的新补充评估工具。