Ho K C, Roessmann U, Straumfjord J V, Monroe G
Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1980 Dec;104(12):640-5.
Analysis of 1,261 adult subjects, ages 25 to 80 years, showed that there is a positive relationship between the brain weight and the body dimensions. The brain weight, however, increases at a slower rate than the body dimensions. There is indication that only a small portion of the brain varies with variation in the body dimensions. Among parameters, the brain weight correlates best with the body surface area, followed by the body height and body weight. The brain weight is related to the body weight partly because it increases with increasing height. When adjusted to body dimensions, the brain weight is greater for white men than for black men and for white women than for black men. Our study also shows that the loss of brain mass proceeds at a slightly faster rate than loss of body mass.
对1261名年龄在25至80岁之间的成年受试者进行分析后发现，脑重量与身体尺寸之间存在正相关关系。然而，脑重量的增长速度比身体尺寸的增长速度要慢。有迹象表明，只有一小部分大脑会随着身体尺寸的变化而变化。在各项参数中，脑重量与体表面积的相关性最佳，其次是身高和体重。脑重量与体重相关，部分原因是它随着身高的增加而增加。在根据身体尺寸进行调整后，白人男性的脑重量大于黑人男性，白人女性的脑重量大于黑人男性。我们的研究还表明，脑质量的损失速度比身体质量的损失速度略快。
