When is sitting height a better measure of adult body size than total height, and why? The contrasting examples of body mass, waist circumference, and lung volume
RF Burton, FL Burton - American Journal of Human Biology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
RF Burton, FL Burton
American Journal of Human Biology, 2021•Wiley Online LibraryObjectives We aimed to establish which of sitting height (SH) and total height (Ht) is most
appropriately used in the scaling of adult body mass (BM), waist circumference (WC), and
forced vital capacity (FVC), considering likely explanations and proposing a suitable index
for each. Methods Data were from the US Third National Health and Nutrition Survey for
white and black American women and men aged 20 to 50 years. Statistical analysis involved
mainly correlation coefficients, the multiple regression of BM, WC, or FVC on SH and leg …
appropriately used in the scaling of adult body mass (BM), waist circumference (WC), and
forced vital capacity (FVC), considering likely explanations and proposing a suitable index
for each. Methods Data were from the US Third National Health and Nutrition Survey for
white and black American women and men aged 20 to 50 years. Statistical analysis involved
mainly correlation coefficients, the multiple regression of BM, WC, or FVC on SH and leg …
Objectives
We aimed to establish which of sitting height (SH) and total height (Ht) is most appropriately used in the scaling of adult body mass (BM), waist circumference (WC), and forced vital capacity (FVC), considering likely explanations and proposing a suitable index for each.
Methods
Data were from the US Third National Health and Nutrition Survey for white and black American women and men aged 20 to 50 years. Statistical analysis involved mainly correlation coefficients, the multiple regression of BM, WC, or FVC on SH and leg length (LL), and fitting of allometric regression equations relating each of BM, WC, and FVC to SH or Ht.
Results
BM and WC correlated more strongly with SH than with Ht, and FVC correlated more strongly with Ht. Associations with LL were negative for WC, negative or nonsignificant for BM, and positive for FVC. Using round‐number exponents for Ht and SH, the allometric relationships indicated that appropriate indices are BM/SH3, WC/SH, and FVC/Ht2.
Conclusions
Contrary to usual practice, BM and WC are better scaled in relation to SH than to Ht. FVC is slightly better scaled in relation to Ht, as is conventional. Interpretations involve the small influence of LL on BM and the influence both of gluteo‐femoral fatness on measured SH and of childhood health and nutrition on adult LL, WC, and FVC. It is evident that SH should be measured more often for research purposes.
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