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
… (Masses, at constant density, are proportional to volumes and cube roots of volumes have
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units of length.) The individual values of a, b, and c are of little interest and are not recorded …
Anthropometric dimensions of individuals with high body mass index
N Wiggermann, B Bradtmiller, S Bunnell… - Human …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
… , depths, heights, and circumferences were gathered from … Waist circumference measures
were also larger among the … BUTTOCK-POPLITEAL LENGTH, SITTING The horizontal distance …
were also larger among the … BUTTOCK-POPLITEAL LENGTH, SITTING The horizontal distance …
[HTML][HTML] Waist to Height Ratio and Metabolic Syndrome as lung dysfunction predictors
R Molina-Luque, M Romero-Saldaña… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
… with the alteration of lung function in healthy adults and the … was performed for the bivariate
hypothesis contrast, whereas for the … in the lung volume in the Afro-American population 28 . …
hypothesis contrast, whereas for the … in the lung volume in the Afro-American population 28 . …
[HTML][HTML] Waist-to-height ratio, waist circumference, and body mass index as indices of cardiometabolic risk among 36,642 Taiwanese adults
… , blood pressure, height, weight, and waist circumstance were measured, and fasting blood
… had greater levels of SBP, DBP, FBG, TC, TG, TC/HDL-C ratio, and uric acid in contrast to non…
… had greater levels of SBP, DBP, FBG, TC, TG, TC/HDL-C ratio, and uric acid in contrast to non…
Observational study of the effect of obesity on lung volumes
… Waist circumference correlated with the amount of fat tissue … ‘normal lung function’;
approximately 25% of adults in the UK … the groups in height and lung volumes may be less …
approximately 25% of adults in the UK … the groups in height and lung volumes may be less …
Factors affecting lung function: a review of the literature
AT Barroso, EM Martín, LMR Romero… - Archivos de …, 2018 - Elsevier
… Lung volumes are higher when the subject is standing than … exposures in early life that
impact lung function in adulthood. … , defined as the ratio of sitting height to standing height, as a …
impact lung function in adulthood. … , defined as the ratio of sitting height to standing height, as a …
Waist circumference and BMI are independently associated with the variation of cardio-respiratory and neuromuscular fitness in young adult men
M Fogelholm, J Malmberg, J Suni, M Santtila… - International journal of …, 2006 - nature.com
… Waist circumference was measured three times at the midway … Secondly, the height of
vertical jump and the number of sit-… In contrast, it may be hypothesized that individuals with high …
vertical jump and the number of sit-… In contrast, it may be hypothesized that individuals with high …
Waist circumference and sagittal diameter reflect total body fat better than visceral fat in older men and women: the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study
…, HEALTH, AGING AND BODY … - Annals of the New …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
… , body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms/height in … measures versus total body
fat, and then for the anthropometric … males contrasted with the relationship of visceral fat area …
fat, and then for the anthropometric … males contrasted with the relationship of visceral fat area …
Longitudinal effects of change in body mass on measurements of ventilatory capacity.
DJ Chinn, JE Cotes, JW Reed - Thorax, 1996 - thorax.bmj.com
… The fat component can influence the total lung capacity and its … function decline in adults: a
six _ year follow up study. Thorax 1993;… Sitting height, fat free mass and body fat as reference …
six _ year follow up study. Thorax 1993;… Sitting height, fat free mass and body fat as reference …
Waist-to-height ratio, a simple and practical index for assessing central fat distribution and metabolic risk in Japanese men and women
SD Hsieh, H Yoshinaga, T Muto - International journal of obesity, 2003 - nature.com
… may be a more effective index than BMI and waist circumference, … In contrast, the indices
based on waist circumference alone … of body mass index in Japanese adults in a representative …
based on waist circumference alone … of body mass index in Japanese adults in a representative …