Introduction: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate anthropometric characteristics of weight, sitting & standing height, cormic index and BMI in the adult residents of Qazvin, Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 300 adult inhabitants aged 18-55 years (180 males and 120 females) of Qazvin, Iran were evaluated. The participants were selected randomly and without any physic...

In this mini-hot topic issue, methods of body composition analysis are reviewed, a new shape chart based on waist-to-height ratio is presented and a new obesity classification system is proposed. Anthropometric indices are surrogate measures of body fat and are cost-free, practical and easy to interpret for health care providers and lay people. The answer to the question of “the best anthropome...

and Aims: Anthropometry is notable for its suggestions in, human anatomy, forensic science, andphysical studies. The purpose to determine the facial morphologic value differences between ethnicgroups indices among three unique races in Malaysia.Materials methods: cross-sectional study was led on 420 people (80 Malay male, 80 female,60 Indian 70 female, 60 Chinese male female) age range 18-45 ye...

There are certain Anthropometric measures which are important risk factors for development of non insulin dependent Diabetes. Previous studies have shown that body mass index (BMI) and waist hip circumference ratio (WHR) as well as other anthropometric measurements are predictive of NIDDM[1]. Shalom Nwodo Chinedu et al. also studied the correlation between body mass index and waist circumferenc...

BACKGROUND It is not clear which is the best anthropometric indicator to predict metabolic syndrome (MetS) in adolescents. Our objective was to identify the predictive power, with respective cut-off points, of anthropometric indicators associated with the quantity and distribution of body fat for the presence of MetS and to determine the strength of the association between the proposed cut-off ...

BACKGROUND The world health organization (WHO) and the Identification and prevention of dietary- and lifestyle-induced health effects in children and infants- study (IDEFICS), released anthropometric reference values obtained from normal body weight children. This study examined the relationship between WHO [body mass index (BMI) and triceps- and subscapular-skinfolds], and IDEFICS (waist circu...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE Obesity is associated with high rates of dyslipidemia and glucose intolerance. The objective of this study was to evaluate the correlation of anthropometric indices with the lipid and glucose profiles of outpatients. METHODS We performed a cross-sectional study assessing anthropometric and metabolic parameters in a sample of 550 individuals. RESULTS The prevalence...