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Triceps, biceps and subscapular, suprailiac skinfold thicknesses were measured using Holtain skinfold caliper. Age- and gender-specific percentile values were determined with the LMS method, and body fat percentage was calculated using the Westrate and Deurenberg equation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980021003323_as3\"><jats:title>Setting:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Afyonkarahisar province in Turkey.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980021003323_as4\"><jats:title>Participants:<\/jats:title><jats:p>The current study was conducted on 4565, 6\u201318-year-old students.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980021003323_as5\"><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>The triceps, biceps and subscapular skinfolds of the girls were higher than the boys. From the age of seven, the sum of four skinfold thicknesses of the girls was more than those of the boys. This difference became more evident after the age of 12. Although fat percentages of girls showed a fluctuating change, it decreased with the age in boys. Westrate and Deurenberg equation fat percentages of girls until adolescence were lower than boys, but increased after 12 years of age and exceeded that of boys.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980021003323_as6\"><jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title><jats:p>The current study has provided sex- and age-specific reference values for skinfold thickness and has shown that obesity in girls is higher than in boys in schoolchildren in Afyonkarahisar. 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