DETERMINATION OF HUMAN BODY VOLUME FROM HEIGHT AND WEIGHT

Abstract

A previously developed method of graphical determination of human body volume from measurements of height and weight has been extended for utilization from a limited range to one spanning the development of male and female form from infant to adult. A statistical evaluation and comparison with results of almost 1900 physical measurements taken from the literature indicate that this approach provides results acceptable for most clinical purposes, and is much more convenient and rapid than other, conventional methods of arriving at indices of body composition (volume, specific gravity, density, and body fat) . The method permits the simultaneous determination of human body surface area as previously described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 29, 1965
Accession Number
AD0628948

Entities

People

  • Harold A. Collison
  • Julius Sendroy Jr.

Organizations

  • Naval Medical Research Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Body Composition
  • Body Weight
  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Displacement
  • Equations
  • Errors
  • Human Body
  • Literature
  • Mathematics Laboratories
  • Measurement
  • Model Basins
  • Navy
  • Specific Gravity
  • Test And Evaluation

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