Developing an equation for estimating body height from linear body measurements of Ethiopian adults

Measurements of erect height in older people, hospitalized and bedridden patients, and people with skeletal deformity is difficult. As a result, using body mass index for assessing nutritional status is not valid. Height estimated from linear body measurements such as arm span, knee height, and half...

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Published in:Journal of physiological anthropology 2018-11, Vol.37 (1), p.26-26, Article 26
Main Authors: Digssie, Alemayehu, Argaw, Alemayehu, Belachew, Tefera
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Agreements
Anthropometry
Anthropometry - methods
Arm - physiology
Arm span
Body height
Body Height - physiology
Body mass index
Body measurements
Ethiopia
Female
Geriatrics
Half arm span
Health aspects
Height
Hospital patients
Hospitalization
Humans
Immobilization
Knee
Knee - physiology
Knee height
Linear Models
Male
Measurement
Metabolism
Methods
Metric system
Minority & ethnic groups
Nutrition
Nutritional status
Older people
Original
Physiological aspects
Physiology
Population
Product/Service Evaluations
Regression analysis
Scoliosis
Stature
Womens health
Young Adult
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Summary:Measurements of erect height in older people, hospitalized and bedridden patients, and people with skeletal deformity is difficult. As a result, using body mass index for assessing nutritional status is not valid. Height estimated from linear body measurements such as arm span, knee height, and half arm span was shown to be useful surrogate measures of stature. However, the relationship between linear body measurements and stature varies across populations implying the need for the development of population-specific prediction equation. The objective of this study was to develop a formula that predicts height from arm span, half arm span, and knee height for Ethiopian adults and assess its agreement with measured height. A cross-sectional study was conducted from March 15 to April 21, 2016 in Jimma University among a total of 660 (330 females and 330 males) subjects aged 18-40 years. A two-stage sampling procedure was employed to select study participants. Data were collected using interviewer-administered questionnaire and measurement of anthropometric parameters. The data were edited and entered into Epi Data version 3.1 and exported to SPSS for windows version 20 for cleaning and analyses. Linear regression model was fitted to predict height from knee height, half arm span, and arm span. Bland-Altman analysis was employed to see the agreement between actual height and predicted heights. P values
ISSN:1880-6805
1880-6791
1880-6805
DOI:10.1186/s40101-018-0185-7