Jitapunkul S, Benchajareonwong S
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
J Med Assoc Thai. 1998 Jun;81(6):442-8.
Four hundred medical inpatients admitted to Chulalongkorn University Hospital between February 1994 and January 1995 were recruited in a study which aimed to compare a number of long-bone measurements, in both the erect and supine position, with height and to reveal clinical appropriateness of long-bone measurements for predicting height and BMI in the Thai adult population. Armspan in both supine and erect positions, halfspan in both supine and erect position, and knee-to-floor height correlated best with height. The armspan and halfspan were shown to be reliable as a direct estimate for height in Thai adult subjects. The BMIs calculated from the armspan or 2 x halfspan differed slightly from the BMI of height and were appropriate for nutritional assessment in clinical practice. For frail patients whose armspan and halfspan was not able to be measured, the knee-to-floor height is an alternative long-bone measurement for height prediction.
1994年2月至1995年1月期间，朱拉隆功大学医院收治的400名住院患者参与了一项研究，该研究旨在比较直立位和仰卧位时多项长骨测量值与身高的关系，并揭示长骨测量值在预测泰国成年人群身高和体重指数（BMI）方面的临床适用性。仰卧位和直立位的臂展、仰卧位和直立位的半臂展以及膝高与身高的相关性最佳。在泰国成年受试者中，臂展和半臂展被证明可作为身高的直接可靠估计值。根据臂展或2倍半臂展计算出的BMI与根据身高计算出的BMI略有不同，适用于临床实践中的营养评估。对于无法测量臂展和半臂展的体弱患者，膝高是预测身高的另一种长骨测量方法。
