Anthropometry Flashcards
why take knee height?
for old people; what height should be if not for curve of spine
why take wrist/elbow breadth?
bone frame size
2 compartment model?
body fat; fat free mass
FFM=
body weight - body fat
LBM=
BW - adipose fat
4 compartment model
aqueous, mineral, protein, fat
6 comp model
aqueous, mineral (osseous, extraosseous), glycogen, protein, fat
elemental model
11 elements that compose 99% body weight
Frankfort horizontal plane is used to measure:
height
what is weight a useful measure of?
extremes; monitoring change
what is height a useful measure of?
“stunting” (undernutrition)
what is variability?
how scores are spread out about the mean
high positive correlation could mean:
1) x cause y
2) y cause x
3) 3rd variable cause both x and y
4) chance
waist circumference measures waist at _____ crest
iliac
tricep skinfold test to measure:
undernutrition
