Anthropometric Equations to Determine Maximum Height in Adults ≥ 60 Years: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Although it is common to measure bone lengths for study, methodological errors in data measurement and processing often invalidate their clinical and scientific usefulness. This manuscript reviews the validity of several published equations used to determine the maximum height in older adults, since height is an anthropometric parameter widely employed in health sciences. A systematic review of original articles published in the English, Spanish, or Portuguese languages was performed in PubMed, ScienceDirect, EBSCO, Springer Link, and two institutional publisher integrators (UACJ and CONRICYT). The search terms were included in the metasearch engines in a combined way and text form using the Boolean connectors AND and OR {(Determination OR Estimation OR Equation) AND Height AND (Elderly OR

SUBMITTER: Ramos-Jimenez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9101954 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature