How shape-based anthropometry can complement traditional anthropometric techniques: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: Manual anthropometrics are used extensively in medical practice and epidemiological studies to assess an individual's health. However, traditional techniques reduce the complicated shape of human bodies to a series of simple size measurements and derived health indices, such as the body mass index (BMI), the waist-hip-ratio (WHR) and waist-by-height^0.5 ratio (WHT.5R). Three-dimensional (3D) imaging systems capture detailed and accurate measures of external human form and have the potential to surpass traditional measures in health applications. The aim of this study was to investigate how shape measurement can complement existing anthropometric techniques in the assessment of human form. Geometric morphometric methods and principal components analysis were used to extract indepe

SUBMITTER: Thelwell M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7376175 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature