PPT-ANTHROPOMETRY/ BODY MASS

INDEX Anthropometry generally refers to measurement of physical attributes of the human body It is a vital tool in the identification of physical variations among different humans amp races Body mass index BMI is a key anthropometric index . June 2009 Executive summary Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person’s weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in metres. It is one of the most commonly used ways of estimating whether classification. Kill or Cure. Week . 13. Outline. The ‘allure of numbers’ Part 1. Measuring heads to establish hierarchy: from phrenology to . craniometry. Measuring bodies to establish identity: from suspect imperial subjects to suspect criminal bodies (to fingerprints. Lauren Dawson & Gabrielle . Kosziwka. . Lecture Overview. Use of anthropometric measurements. Direct Measurements. Height (Standing and Sitting). Weight (mass). Head Circumference. Mid-Upper Arm Circumference. s and . the State. HI269. Week . 4. But first…. A few reminders:. Students . must get their first short essay titles approved by the end of Week 5, if they wish to write on a subject of their own choosing.. Natalie Cooper. Trinity College Dublin. @nhcooper123. Kevin Healy . @. healyke. …. in . this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and . taxes…. Benjamin Franklin. @. benfranklin. s and . the State. HI269. Week . 4. But first…. A few reminders:. Your first media journal/ . SecondLife. journal/ . SecondLife. . blog. entries are due . by Tuesday Week 5. . Note that my first .  .  . ANTHROPOMETRY. Terminologically, anthropometry comes from the word “. anthropos. ” . whichmeans. . human and “. metron. ” which means measurement (. Bridger,1995).. Anthropometrics . on Earnings. Donna B. . Gilleskie. , . Univ. of North Carolina. Euna. Han, . Gachon.  . Univ. of Medicine and Science. Edward C. Norton, . Univ. of Michigan. July 11, 2011. International Health Economics Association. at . Four Months . Corrected . Age . in . Very Low Birth Weight Preterm . Infants. Ellen . C Christiansen, MD. 1. , Heather L Gray, MPH. 1. , Bridget . Davern. , BA. 1. , Ellen W . Demerath. , . PhD. What is BMIBody mass index BMI is a measure of weight adjusted for height calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters kg/m Although BMI is often considered an indicato Kill or Cure. Week . 13. Outline. The ‘allure of numbers’ Part 1. Measuring heads to establish hierarchy: from phrenology to . craniometry. Measuring bodies to establish identity: from suspect imperial subjects to suspect criminal bodies (to fingerprints. an Adult Man and Women. Body Composition Assessment. Body Mass . Index. Waist Size. Bioelectrical . Impedance. Waist-to-Hip. Ratio. Skinfold Fat. Measurement. The Bod Pod. Dual X-ray . Absorptiometry. Lecture content provided by GSSI, a division of PepsiCo, Inc. Any opinions or scientific interpretations expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of PepsiCo, Inc.. Anthropometric indices. 2. Densitometry. Total body water (TBW. ). Dual energy X-ray . absorptiometry. Bioelectrical . impedance (. Bioimpedance. ). Measurements of body composition. 3. Computed tomography (CT) .