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.

Height Prediction Using the Knee Height Measurement Among Indonesian Children

2021 ◽  
pp. 037957212110020
Author(s):  
Fernando Rumapea ◽  
Eddy Fadlyana ◽  
Meita Dhamayanti ◽  
Rodman Tarigan ◽  
Rahmayani Rahmayani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Clinical Practices ◽  
Height Measurement ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knee Height ◽  
Height Prediction ◽  
Actual Height

Background: Height is essential for assessing growth and nutrition in children. Assessing height with appropriate measurement is important, although in certain physically disabled and hospitalized children direct height measurement is almost not possible. In these situations, segmental measurements can be used as proxy height. Knee height (KH) has been determined as the most reliable surrogate. Objective: This study aimed to establish a height-predicted equation using KH for use in both community and clinical practices. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study design that collected data from 1114 healthy children (596 boys and 518 girls) aged 7 to 12 years to develop the equations for predicting height from KH. A multiple linear regression analysis was used to develop the equations. Results: Two equations were established to predict height using KH: (1) for boys H = 29.895 + (0.081 × age [months] + (2.267 × KH)) and (2) for girls H = 26.297 + (0.110 × age [months] + (2.278 × KH)). The very high correlation between KH and actual height indicates a very strong agreement. Conclusions: Knee height can be used for prediction equations for height with a very good predictive power. The age variable using the month unit generates a more accurate equation.

scholarly journals The Associations between Screen Time and Sleep Duration, and Body Mass Index (BMI) in under Five-Year-Old Children

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossein Sourtiji ◽  
Mehdi Rassafiani ◽  
Seyed Ali Hosseini ◽  
Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh ◽  
Mehdi Noroozi
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Screen Time ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Screen Viewing

Today, due to recent developments in technology, children devote plenty of time for screen viewing. However, its harmful effects are not yet clear. The purpose of present study was to examine the associations among screen viewing and sleep duration, and body mass index (BMI) in under-five years old children. This cross-sectional study was conducted with 322 under-five healthy children that were selected using multistage stratified cluster sampling method in 2017. The data that were gathered by time-use diary method were analyzed using Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Spearman correlation tests, multiple linear regression analysis, one-way ANCOVA, two-way ANCOVA. There was a negative correlation between screen time and sleep duration (rs = -0.42, p = 0.00), positive correlation between screen time and BMI (rs = 0.38, p = 0.00) and sleep duration negatively correlated with BMI (rs = -0.22, p = 0.00). screen viewing was a predictive factor for both sleep duration (β = -0.26, p = 0.00) and BMI (β = -0.26, p = 0.00). screen viewing had a significant impact on sleep duration (4, 314) = 5.02, P = 0.001) and BMI (F (4, 314) = 1.16, P=0.298). Results of this study indicated that screen viewing is related to sleep duration and BMI in under-five children. furthermore, screen time has an impact on sleep duration and BMI scores of children. findings of our study suggest that sleep duration negatively is associated with BMI in under-five-year-old children.

scholarly journals A Cross-Sectional Study: Predicting Health Risks Among Female University Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 316-322
Author(s):  
Qassim I. Muaidi ◽  
Mohammad Ahsan
Keyword(s):  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Visceral Fat ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Anthropometric Measurements ◽  
Height Ratio ◽  
Visceral Fat Area ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Waist Height Ratio

Background: Good health is very important in our lives and plays a significant role. Many health risks are associated with an unhealthy lifestyle. These risks are responsible for raising the risk of chronic heart diseases and other health complications. Females are not exempted from these issues. Objective: To identify the obesity-associated health risks of female students by using selected anthropometric measurements. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted including 300 females aged 20.82 ± 5.23 years from the college of applied medical sciences, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University. The anthropometric measurements (body mass index, percentage of body fat, visceral fat area, waist circumference, waist-hip ratio,and waist-height ratio) were taken with the help of an auto-calibrated bioelectric impedance device. The waist-height ratio was determined by dividing waist circumference with height. Cross tabulation was done to scrutinize the participant’s levels at risk and high risk. Linear regression analysis was done to see the relationship and prediction between selected anthropometric measurements. Results: The finding showed that BMI level was high in 55% of participants, Waist-height ratio over the average level was 46.67% and 21% of participants had a visceral fat area on risk. Linear regression analysis showed a strong association among body mass index, percentage of body fat, visceral fat area, waist circumference, waist-hip ratio,and waist-height ratio and statistically significant to each other at the 0.01 level. Conclusion: The selected anthropometric measurements can be used to identify health-related risks. Though, when any anthropometric measurement dichotomized as standard or high, BMI is the best measure to predict health risk.

scholarly journals Secular changes in anthropometric measurements of schoolchildren in Ankara, Turkey (1950–2017)

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-139
Author(s):  
Başak Koca Özer ◽  
Ayşegül Özdemir
Keyword(s):  
Body Height ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Anthropometric Measurements ◽  
Physical Growth ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Turkish Children ◽  
Secular Changes ◽  
Sitting Height ◽  
Secular Increase

This study aimed to examine the physical growth of Turkish children and determine secular changes in their height and other anthropometric measurements since 1950. For this purpose, three cross-sectional surveys of a total of 4,902 healthy schoolchildren from Ankara (2,490 boys and 2,412 girls) between the ages of 6 and 17 years conducted in 1950, 2005 and 2017 were studied. Body height and sitting height were measured, centile curves were constructed using the LMS method, and sitting height/height ratio was calculated. The results of this study demonstrated positive secular changes in height and sitting height. The increasing rate of height for boys was approximately 2.5 cm/decade for their respective pubertal ages, whereas for girls, the rate was approximately 1.9 cm/decade at ages 9, 10 and 12; however, at the age of 11, the increment in girls was over 2 cm/decade. Data sets presented sexual differences at most ages, arising due to a difference in response to environmental and socio-economic conditions. However, due to the socio-economic fluctuations in Turkey, secular increase was not comparable to the increase experienced within developed countries; therefore a continuation of this secular increase can be expected in the near future.

scholarly journals Clinical Characteristics and the Risk Factors of Hepatic Injury in 221 Children With Infectious Mononucleosis

2022 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Zhang ◽  
Shu Cui ◽  
Guoshun Mao ◽  
Guitao Li
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Infectious Mononucleosis ◽  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Hepatic Injury ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Epstein Barr Virus Infection ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: Infectious mononucleosis caused by Epstein-Barr Virus infection is a common acute infectious disease in children. About 40–80% of children with infectious mononucleosis have hepatic injury, and hepatic failure is one of the main causes of death in patients with fatal infectious mononucleosis. Identifying the demographics, presenting clinical characteristics and the risk factors of hepatic injury in infectious mononucleosis children are helpful to remind clinicians which patients are prone to have hepatic damage.Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study with a 31-month retrospective review was performed on all infectious mononucleosis children hospitalized in the pediatric department of Fuyang People's Hospital. Demographic data, presenting features, radiology imaging, clinical and laboratory parameters, and clinical outcomes of infectious mononucleosis children were collected.Results: Two-hundred twenty-one infectious mononucleosis inpatients were enrolled, and 43.9% (97/221) patients were considered to have a hepatic injury (defined as alanine amino transaminase > 40 U/L). Compared with patients without hepatic injury, hepatic injury patients were marked with a significantly higher percentage of hepatomegaly (31 vs. 49%), splenomegaly (58 vs. 81%) and palpebral edema (47 vs. 63%), higher age (3.05 ± 2.12 vs. 3.84 ± 2.44), hospitalization days (6.85 ± 2.64 vs. 8.08 ± 2.83), leukocyte (14.24 ± 5.32 vs. 18.53 ± 8.63), lymphocytes (9.48 ± 4.49 vs. 13.80 ± 7.47), the proportion of atypical lymphocytes (0.12 ± 0.07 vs. 0.15 ± 0.08) and aspartate aminotransferase (33.71 ± 10.94 vs. 107.82 ± 93.52). The results of correlation analysis and multiple linear regression analysis indicated that age (OR = 1.185; 95% CI = 1.035–1.357, p = 0.014), female (OR = 2.002, 95% CI: 0.261–0.955, p = 0.036) and splenomegaly (OR = 2.171, 95% CI: 1.018–4.628, p = 0.045) were independent risk factors of hepatic injury.Conclusions: In this study, the hepatic injury was associated with gender, age, and splenomegaly, which improved our understanding of risk factors about hepatic injury among infectious mononucleosis children.

scholarly journals Reliabilitas Kaliper Tinggi Lutut dalam Penentuan Tinggi Badan

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-102
Author(s):  
Triya Ulva Kusuma ◽  
Ali Rosidi
Keyword(s):  
Body Height ◽  
Reliability Test ◽  
Correlation Technique ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Height Measurement ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Pearson Product Moment Correlation ◽  
Nutritional Science ◽  
Knee Height ◽  
R Value

This study was conducted with the aim to test the reliability of knee height calliper which is then used to determine body height. The design of this research was observational with cross sectional approach with 22 subjects from Nutritional Science Master of Diponegoro University 2017 students. The measurement of height was done by microtoise, while knee height measurement was done by knee height calliper which then converted with chumlea formula. The reliability of knee height calliper and microtoise are tested by the test-retest method and the Pearson-Product Moment correlation technique. The reliability test results of knee height calliper and microtoise showed each r value is 0.991 and 0.099. These results showed that knee height calliper and microtoise are equally reliable used to determine body height.

scholarly journals Predictors of nurses’ caring practice for critically ill patients in critical technological environments: A cross-sectional survey study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yinglan Li ◽  
Waraporn Kongsuwan
Keyword(s):  
Critically Ill ◽  
Critically Ill Patients ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Guizhou Province ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Professional Value

Background: Caring practice for critically ill patients refers to the actions/behaviors/performance of nurses while caring for critically ill adult patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Although the caring practice is vital in ICUs and complex due to the multitude of availabletechnologies, research on ICU nurses’ caring practice and its predictive factors are lacking. Objective: This study aimed to explore the level of nurses’ caring practice for critically ill patients in critical technological environments in China and its predictors. Methods: This was a cross-sectional online survey study with 218 ICU nurses in 29 tertiary hospitals of Guizhou province, China, from 1st to 30th April 2020. Data were collected by using e-questionnaires made in the Questionnaire Star program, including the Demographic Data Questionnaire (DDQ), Practice of Technological Competency as Caring in Nursing Instrument (P-TCCNI), Influence of Technology Questionnaire (ITQ), and Nurses’ Professional Value Scale (NPVS). The questionnaires were content validated by three experts. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.96 for the P-TCCNI, 0.70 for the ITQ, and 0.95 for the NPVS. Links to the questionnaires were distributed by research assistants to WeChat groups including target participants. Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) program version 26 (IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY, USA) was used for data analysis. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. Multiple linear regression analysis using stepwise solution analysis was performed to identify unique predictors of nurses’ caring practice. Results: The level of nurses’ caring practice for critically ill patients was high (mean = 87.30, standard deviation = 13.73). The professional value was a significant predictor of nurses’ caring practice (β = 0.41, p = 0.00). Conclusion: ICU nurses exhibited a high level of caring practice. Professional value was a significant predictor of ICU nurses’ caring practice. Nursing administrators should understand the current situation of caring practice in critical technological environments and design strategies to maintain and improve ICU nurses’ professional value to increase the level of caring practice. Funding: This study was financially supported by a thesis grant from Thailand’s Education Hub for Southern Region of ASEAN Countries (TEH-AC) Scholarship through Prince of Songkla University, Thailand.

scholarly journals Body height and its estimation utilizing arm span measurements in population of Birgunj Area of Nepal: An Anthropometric study

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 9-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
RP Sah ◽  
A Kumar ◽  
RK Bhaskar
Keyword(s):  
Adult Population ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Body Height ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
The Body ◽  
Anthropometric Measurement ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Arm Span ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Measuring Tape

Background Arm span is the most reliable anthropometric measurement to predict the stature of an individual. Age and sex have to be taken into account to the best to predict height from arm span. It is useful in predicting age related loss in stature and in identifying individuals with disproportionate growth abnormalities and skeletal dysplasia. Objective The present study was under taken to measure the stature as well as arm span and to determine whether there is any correlation between the stature and the arm span Method This cross sectional type of descriptive study was carried out with a total number of 400 Nepalese adult population consisting of 225 Nepalese male adults and 175 female adults aged between 25 to 45 years. Stature and arm span were measured directly from the subjects by using anthropometric technique by a measuring tape. The data taken were statistically analyzed by computation to find out its normative value. The relationship between body height and arm span were determined using simple correlation coefficients. Then a linear regression analysis was performed to examine the extent to which arm span can readily predict body height Results The results have shown male of Birgunj are 167.39± 6.170 cm tall and have arm span of 168.01±7.659 cm, while female of Birgunj are 155.61±6.894 cm and have arm span of 159.25±6..362cm. The results obtained are substantially alike in other populations, since arm span was too close to body heights in male and greater in female. Conclusion The body height and arm span correlates well in males but not in females. This confirms the necessity for developing separate height models for each population and different sex. Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal, 2013, Vol-9, No-4, 9-13 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmsn.v9i4.10231

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN TINGGI BADAN DENGAN PANJANG TANGAN PADA MAHASISWA FAKULTAS KEDOKTERAN UNSRAT ANGKATAN 2013

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christanti Sambeka ◽  
George N. Tanudjaja ◽  
Taufiq F. Pasiak
Keyword(s):  
Medical Student ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Body Height ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Male Body ◽  
Simple Linear Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hand Length

Abstract: Identification is important to the victims who have died, because identification is needed to know the person's identity. Body height can be determined using bones measurement, including metacarpal and phalanx. The purpose of this study is to find out the correlation of body height with hand length in the medical student of Sam Ratulangi University class of 2013. This study is an analytic descriptive study with design of cross-sectional study, and total participants of 72 students comprise of 36 male and 36 female. The samples of this study were chosen using the simple random sampling technique and were analyzed with the Pearson correlation analysis and also with the simple linear regression. The result showed a strong correlation between body heights and hand length with the value of ‘r’ in total was 0.855 in the whole subjects and 0.753 in male samples whereas in the female samples the value was 0.603. Based on the result of the simple linear regression analysis we get the formula of male body height = 15.496 + 8.398 x hand length, and the formula of female body height = 85.401 + 4.318 x hand length, and in total body heigth = 42.621 + 6.897 x hand length. Conclusion: There is a same direction and positive relationship between body height and hand length in the medical student of Sam Ratulangi University class of 2013.Keywords: identification, hand length, body height.Abstrak: Identifikasi sangatlah penting pada korban yang telah meninggal, karena identifikasi dilakukan untuk mengetahui kepastian identitas seseorang. Tinggi badan dapat ditentukan menggunakan ukuran tulang-tulang panjang, diantaranya tulang-tulang metakarpal dan tulang-tulang falang. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan antara tinggi badan dan panjang tangan pada mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteraan Unsrat Angkatan 2013. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif analitik dengan rancangan cross-sectional, dengan sampel sejumlah 72 mahasiswa yang terdiri dari 36 mahasiswa laki-laki dan 36 mahasiswa perempuan. Sampel di pilih dengan menggunakan cara simple random sampling dan di analisis dengan analisis korelasi Pearson serta analisis regresi linier sederhana. Didapatkan hubungan yang kuat antara tinggi badan dengan panjang tangan dengan koefisien korelasi (r) pada keseluruhan subjek sebesar 0,855, sedangkan pada laki-laki 0,753 dan pada perempuan 0,603. Dari hasil analisis regresi linier sederhana di dapatkan rumus tinggi badan laki-laki = 15,496 + 8,398 x panjang tangan, tinggi badan perempuan = 85,401 + 4,318 x panjang tangan, dan secara keseluruhan tinggi badan = 42,621 + 6,897 x panjang tangan. Simpulan: Terdapat hubungan searah atau positif antara tinggi badan dengan panjang tangan pada mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sam Ratulangi angkatan 2013.Kata kunci: identifikasi, panjang tangan, tinggi badan.

scholarly journals Caregiver overload and factors associated with care provided to patients under palliative care

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice Regina Felipe Silva ◽  
Jack Roberto Silva Fhon ◽  
Rosalina Aparecida Partezani Rodrigues ◽  
Mariane Thais Pecchi Leite
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Problem Solution ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Burden Scale ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Self Reporting Questionnaire

Objective. To identify overload and associated factors among caregivers of adult patients receiving palliative care. Methods. Descriptive, quantitative, and cross-sectional study addressing 40 adults under palliative care and their respective caregivers enrolled in the Home Care System in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. Data concerning the patients included demographic profile and Mini-Mental State Examination. A form was used to collect the caregivers’ demographic data along with the Zarit Burden Interview Scale, Self-Reporting Questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory, and Coping Strategies Inventory. Results. Regarding the patients, 84.2% were women, 52.6% were over 80, 65.8% had no partner, and 76.3% presented cognitive impairment. The caregivers were mostly women (84.5%), aged 56.67 years old on average, were the patients’ children (42.5%); had no partner (55%), and lived with the patient (77.5%). The mean score obtained in the burden scale was 28.78 points, 32.5% had stress, and 42.5% depression. Regarding coping strategies, the ones most frequently used were positive reappraisal (12.8), withdrawal (10.2), and problem solution (9.7). A positive and statistically significant correlation was found between time spent with care (days and hours) and escape/avoidance with overload. Linear  regression analysis revealed an association between being a woman (p=0.002), number of days spent with care (p=0.004), and depression (p<0.001) with overload. Conclusion. Being a woman, spending more days providing care, and depressive symptoms were associated with caregiver overload.

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