The relationships between height and arm span, mid-upper arm and waist circumferences and sum of four skinfolds in Ellisras rural children aged 8–18 years

Public Health Nutrition

Michael Matome Sekhotha¹  Kotsedi Daniel Monyeki¹ 

关键词: Height;    Arm span;    Mid-upper arm circumference;    Waist circumference;    Sum of four skinfolds;    Children;   

DOI  :  10.1017/S136898001500258X

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

AbstractObjectiveHeight is required for the assessment of growth and nutritional status, as well as for predictions and standardization of physiological parameters. To determine whether arm span, mid-upper arm and waist circumferences and sum of four skinfolds can be used to predict height, the relationships between these anthropometric variables were assessed among Ellisras rural children aged 8–18 years.DesignThe following parameters were measured according to the International Society for the Advancement of Kinathropometry: height, arm span, mid-upper arm circumference, waist circumference and four skinfolds (suprailiac, subscapular, triceps and biceps). Associations between the variables were assessed using Pearson correlation coefficients and linear regression models.SettingEllisras Longitudinal Study (ELS), Limpopo Province, South Africa.SubjectsBoys (n 911) and girls (n 858) aged 8–18 years. ResultsMean height was higher than arm span, with differences ranging from 4 cm to 11·5 cm between boys and girls. The correlation between height and arm span was high (ranging from 0·74 to 0·91) with P

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