Overview of BMI and Other Ways of Measuring and Screening for Obesity in Pediatric Patients

C Wood, AS Khalsa - Pediatric Clinics, 2024 - pediatric.theclinics.com
Although obesity has been observed in humankind for millennia, the attempt to quantify
body size, specifically, weight independent of height, appears to have been initiated by …

Evacuation scenario optimization in buildings with human anthropometric characteristics

OM Pişirir, O Bingöl, İ Erkan - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Emergency evacuations are critical situations that threaten people's lives and safety,
necessitating robust planning and prevention strategies. Anthropometric data, which are …

Body surface scan anthropometrics are associated with grip strength in the general population

B Filges, M Bahls, D Radke, S Groß, R Ewert… - Nutrition, Metabolism …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background and aim Body shape and anthropometrics are well-known risk factors for
cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and mortality. Hand-grip strength (HGS) is also a meaningful …

Mobile phone applications for 3-dimensional scanning and digital anthropometry: a precision comparison with traditional scanners

GM Tinsley, C Rodriguez, MR Siedler… - European Journal of …, 2024 - nature.com
Background The precision of digital anthropometry through 3-dimensional (3D) scanning
has been established for relatively large, expensive, non-portable systems. The comparative …

BMI: Still Going Strong at Age 50

JM Moore, SR Daniels - Pediatrics, 2024 - publications.aap.org
BMI is widely used clinically and its application was recently reinforced by the first clinical
practice guideline for childhood obesity from the American Academy of Pediatrics. 1 The first …

Design of Innovative Clothing for Pressure Injury Prevention: End-User Evaluation in a Mixed-Methods Study

A Salgueiro-Oliveira, AS Rêgo, P Santos-Costa… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The global relevance of pressure injury (PI) prevention technologies arise from their impact
on the quality of life of people with limited mobility and the costs associated with treating …

Raising the US Army Height–Weight (Body Mass Index) Standards: Quantifying Metabolic Risk

M Smith, A Cooper, JO Hill, M Yankovich… - Military …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT Background & objectives The US Army fell 25% short of its recruitment goal in
2022 and therefore, increasing the eligibility pool for potential recruits is of interest. Raising …