Dunsky Ayelet, Zach Sima, Zeev Aviva, Goldbourt Uri, Shimony Tal, Goldsmith Rebecca, Netz Yael
Zinman College for Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel.
Ann Hum Biol. 2012 Nov-Dec;39(6):499-504. doi: 10.3109/03014460.2012.718795. Epub 2012 Oct 16.
An accurate measurement of full height while standing is sometimes not possible among older adults, in particular among the frail elderly. For such cases, the use of knee height (KH) and ulna bone length (UL) has been suggested for standing height estimation. Studies have shown that predictive equations of height were ethnic-specific.
This study attempted to develop representative equations to predict standing height based on KH, UL and waist circumference (WC) for older adult Israeli women and men.
A random sample of 1500 older adults (aged 74.48 ± 6.09 years old). Participants were interviewed in their homes and measurements of Standing height, KH, UL and WC were taken. A quadratic regression analysis, for each sex separately, was performed to predict standing height based on age, KH, UL and WC.
The adjusted r (2) standing height prediction equations were 0.51 and 0.67 for women and men, respectively.
The prediction of the standing height of frail elderly Israelis, by KH, UL, WC and age, may be an alternative method when actual standing height is difficult or not possible to measure.
在老年人中，尤其是身体虚弱的老年人，有时无法准确测量站立时的全高。对于此类情况，有人建议使用膝高（KH）和尺骨长度（UL）来估算站立身高。研究表明，身高预测方程具有种族特异性。
本研究试图基于KH、UL和腰围（WC），为以色列老年女性和男性建立具有代表性的预测站立身高的方程。
随机抽取1500名老年人（年龄74.48±6.09岁）。在参与者家中进行访谈，并测量站立身高、KH、UL和WC。分别对每种性别进行二次回归分析，以根据年龄、KH、UL和WC预测站立身高。
女性和男性站立身高预测方程的调整后r²分别为0.51和0.67。
当实际站立身高难以测量或无法测量时，通过KH、UL、WC和年龄预测以色列身体虚弱的老年人的站立身高可能是一种替代方法。
