The Sitting Height/Height Ratio for Age in Healthy and Short Individuals and Its Potential Role in Selecting Short Children for SHOX Analysis

2013 ◽  
Vol 80 (6) ◽  
pp. 449-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexsandra C. Malaquias ◽  
Renata C. Scalco ◽  
Eveline G.P. Fontenele ◽  
Everlayny F. Costalonga ◽  
Alexandre D. Baldin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Potential Role ◽  
Height Ratio ◽  
Sitting Height ◽  
Short Children

Sitting Height to Standing Height Ratio Reference Charts for Children in the United States

2020 ◽  
Vol 226 ◽  
pp. 221-227.e15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin Patrick Hawkes ◽  
Sogol Mostoufi-Moab ◽  
Shana E. McCormack ◽  
Adda Grimberg ◽  
Babette S. Zemel
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Height Ratio ◽  
Standing Height ◽  
Sitting Height

Sitting height and sitting height/height ratio references for Turkish children

2014 ◽  
Vol 173 (7) ◽  
pp. 861-869 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rüveyde Bundak ◽  
Firdevs Bas ◽  
Andrzej Furman ◽  
Hülya Günöz ◽  
Feyza Darendeliler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Height Ratio ◽  
Turkish Children ◽  
Sitting Height

scholarly journals The Association Between Facial Width-to-Height Ratio (fWHR) and Sporting Performances: Evidence From Professional Basketball Players in Japan

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shintaro Sato ◽  
Keita Kinoshita ◽  
Koichi Sekino ◽  
Haruka Amano ◽  
Yoshifumi Bizen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Potential Role ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Performance Rating ◽  
Height Ratio ◽  
Real World Data ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Professional Basketball ◽  
Behavioral Tendencies ◽  
Player Performance

Previous research in evolutionary psychology has highlighted the potential role of facial structures in explaining human behavior. The facial width-to-height ratio (fWHR) was found to be associated with testosterone-driven behavioral tendencies like achievement drive, aggression, and sporting success. The current study aimed to replicate such relationships using real-world data (i.e., professional basketball players; N = 482). Achievement drive, aggression, and sporting success were operationalized as field-goal attempts (FGA), the number of fouls committed (Foul), and player performance rating (EFF), respectively. The results indicated that fWHR was significantly associated with FGA and EFF, controlling for minutes of play and body-mass-index. The same results were obtained for separate analyses focusing on outsider players. However, analyses of inside players demonstrated that fWHR was associated only with EFF. The current research further provides empirical evidence supporting the effects of fWHR on achievement drive and sporting successes, although the effect sizes are notably small.

scholarly journals SHOX deficiency in children with growth impairment: evaluation of known and new auxological and radiological indicators

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Vannelli ◽  
Maria Baffico ◽  
Raffaele Buganza ◽  
Francesca Verna ◽  
Giulia Vinci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Bone Age ◽  
Radiological Sign ◽  
Height Ratio ◽  
Shox Gene ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Growth Impairment ◽  
Sitting Height ◽  
Arm Span

Abstract Background The phenotypic features of SHOX deficiency (SHOX-D) are highly variable and can be very mild, especially in young children. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate auxological and radiological indicators that could be predictive of SHOX-D in children. Methods Molecular analysis of the SHOX gene was performed in 296 subjects with growth impairment or skeletal disproportion, without alternative diagnosis. Auxological variables and radiographs of the hand, wrist and forearm were evaluated. Results SHOX mutations (88% inherited, 12% de novo) were identified in 52 subjects. The most predictive auxological indicators of SHOX-D were an increased sitting height/height ratio and a decreased arm span/height ratio. The convexity of distal radial metaphysis at X-ray, not yet reported in literature, was also found to be predictive of SHOX-D. In young children, stratification of data by bone age also highlighted ulnar tilt, lucency of the ulnar border of the distal radius and enlarged radius as the radiological signs most related to SHOX-D . Conclusions In this study, the analysis of auxological and radiological indicators in SHOX-D children allowed to identify an additional early radiological sign and underlines the importance of family auxological evaluation.

scholarly journals Age at Menarche, the Leg Length to Sitting Height Ratio, and Risk of Diabetes in Middle-Aged and Elderly Chinese Men and Women

PLoS ONE ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. e30625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baqiyyah N. Conway ◽  
Xiao-Ou Shu ◽  
Xianglan Zhang ◽  
Yong-Bing Xiang ◽  
Hui Cai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Age At Menarche ◽  
Leg Length ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Height Ratio ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Chinese Men ◽  
Sitting Height ◽  
Elderly Chinese

FGFR3-related hypochondroplasia: longitudinal growth in 57 children with the p.Asn540Lys mutation

2018 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
María Alejandra Arenas ◽  
Mariana del Pino ◽  
Virginia Fano
Keyword(s):  
Head Circumference ◽  
Retrospective Cohort ◽  
Adult Height ◽  
Body Proportions ◽  
Leg Length ◽  
Severe Phenotype ◽  
Height Ratio ◽  
Sitting Height ◽  
Lms Method ◽  
Males And Females

Abstract Background Children with hypochondroplasia (HCH), who have FGFR3 mutations c.1620C>A or c.1620C>G (p.Asn540Lys) appear to have a more severe phenotype than those with HCH without these mutations. We describe the change in height, leg length and body proportions in a retrospective cohort of children with HCH related-p.Asn540Lys mutation and we compared them with Argentine population. Methods Anthropometric measurements were initially taken and followed up by the same observer, with standardized techniques. Sitting height/height and head circumference/height ratio were calculated as a body disproportion indicator. In order to make a comparison with the Argentine population height average, centiles of height, leg length and body proportions were estimated by the LMS method. Results The sample consisted of 57 HCH children (29 males and 28 females) between the ages of 0–18 years. The median (interquartile range) number of measurements per child was 8 (4.3, 13) for height, 7 (4, 12) for sitting height and 7.5 (4, 12.8) for head circumference. Leg length increased from 17 cm at birth to approximately 54 cm in adolescents, 25 cm shorter than the leg length in non-HCH populations. Sitting height increased from 39 cm at birth to 81 cm in adolescents, 7 cm below mean in non-HCH adolescents. Mean (range) adult height were 143.6 cm (131–154.5) and 130.8 cm (124–138) for males and females, respectively. Conclusions The disharmonic growth between the less affected trunk and the severely affected limbs determine body disproportion in HCH.

scholarly journals Knee height and knee height/height ratio of healthy schoolchildren

2020 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 233-8
Author(s):  
Annang Giri Moelyo ◽  
Andre Christiawan Susanto ◽  
Bella Monika Rajagukguk ◽  
Jonathan Billy Christian Tjiayadi
Keyword(s):  
Junior High School ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Body Height ◽  
Growth Patterns ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Height Ratio ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sitting Height ◽  
Knee Height

Background Knee height (KH) is rarely used to estimate stature in children, although its measurement might have benefit because not influenced by some musculoskeletal disorder in spinal region. Knee height and knee height/height ratio are typical in children due to different in pubertal timing of each child. Objective To derive a formula to estimate body height using knee height and to analyze the patterns of knee height and knee height/height ratio of healthy schoolchildren. Methods This cross-sectional study involved healthy children in one elementary school and one junior high school in Surakarta, Central Java. Demographic data were collected (sex, age, and ethnicity). All anthropometric measurements (height, weight, sitting height, and knee height) were taken three times, and their means were calculated. Linear regression analysis was used to compare height from knee height and sitting height. Non-parametric analysis through locally weighted scatterplot smoothing (LOWESS) was used to analyze the growth patterns of knee height, knee height/height ratio, and sitting height/height ratio. Results There were 633 children (328 boys and 305 girls) in this study. The formulas for the estimation of height were as follows: for boys, 2.40 × KH (cm) + 1.36 × age (years) + 20.31; and for girls, 2.48 × KH (cm) + 1.15 × age (years) + 19.58 (adjusted R2=0.97). Knee height increased earlier than sitting height in both boys and girls during childhood to adolescent period. Boys had a longer period of knee height increment than girls. Conclusion Knee height may be a useful alternative to estimate height in children. Knee height increases faster than height and sitting height in both boys and girls.

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