The phrase "abdominal folds" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to anatomy, health, or fitness, often referring to the skin or fat that folds in the abdominal area.
Example: "The trainer emphasized the importance of reducing abdominal folds for a healthier appearance."
Alternatives: "belly folds" or "stomach rolls".
Many patients who lose a lot of weight, especially older ones, find that they need plastic surgery to tighten up loose skin and remove abdominal folds that can hang to the knees.
The lesions typically involve large folds, particularly the axillae, the posterolateral neck, groins, and abdominal folds.
Flexure areas such as between the breasts and in the armpits, groin, abdominal folds and nappy area in infants can also be affected.
The lower partial abdominoplasty performed here is capable of preventing skin problems like intertrigo with mycotic or bacterial infection of the abdominal folds, which would be aggravated by a compression garment.
The following factors were associated (not significantly) with lower accuracy of LSM vs FT: BMI>27 kg/m2 (P = 0.04), abdominal fold >30 mm (P = 0.06), and thoracic fold >15 mm (P = 0.08).
The main significant factors associated with LSM variability, operator factor, NAFLD, overweight, BMI, abdominal fold, and thoracic fold were not associated with FT. These factors were not associated with FT variability [32].
The present results also suggest that the presence of steatosis (independently of fibrosis stage) and related anthropometric factors (waist circumference, abdominal fold), could be associated with false positive of LSM in patients without cirrhosis.
The following factors were associated with lower strength of concordance (only for one or two methods or P value greater than 0.01): male gender, BMI greater than 30 kg/m2, higher weight, abdominal fold >30 mm, thoracic fold >15 mm, higher waist circumference in male, African ethnic origin, and non-elevated ALT values.
The previously suspected LSM variability factors were also identified by the concordance analyses: older age [14], [30] male gender [14], [19], [30], [31], NAFLD as a cause of chronic liver disease [14], [30], overweight [14], [19], [30], BMI [14], [19], [30], abdominal fold [14], [30], and thoracic fold [31].
It has been suggested that environmental conditions during the last glacial period were favorable to emperor penguins, because they do not require ice-free breeding grounds and are able to incubate their eggs on their feet and use an abdominal fold of skin to protect their eggs from freezing temperatures [ 34].
The abdominal skin fold was measured from a vertical skin fold immediately to the left of the umbilicus.
