Percentage change in geometric triceps skinfold thickness from 1983–84 to 1993–94, and mean triceps skinfold standard deviation scores (SDS) at the end of the study
| Sample | Boys | Girls | Mean SDS (SE) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % change | (95% CI) | % change | (95% CI) | ||||||
| Representative | |||||||||
| English white | 4.54 | (2.77 to 6.35) | 2.85 | (1.15 to 4.58) | 0.00 | ||||
| Scottish white | 0.06 | (−2.03 to 2.21) | −1.39 | (−3.38 to 2.72) | 0.02 (0.02) | ||||
| Inner city | |||||||||
| White | −4.74 | (−7.16 to −2.27) | −4.39 | (−6.94 to −1.77) | −0.08 (0.02) | ||||
| Afro-Caribbean | 0.53 | (−4.08 to 5.36) | 2.00 | (−2.63 to 6.85) | −0.40 (0.04) | ||||
| Urdu/Punjabi | 0.72 | (−2.99 to 4.56) | 4.16 | (0.83 to 7.60) | −0.06 (0.03) | ||||
| Gujarati | 4.57 | (−2.28 to 11.89) | 11.17 | (5.09 to 18.81) | −0.16 (0.06) | ||||
| Other Indian | −0.14 | (−7.76 to 8.12) | 8.74 | (0.58 to 17.57) | −0.20 (0.06) | ||||