Replicability for Anthropometry in the Elderly

Document Type

Article

Authors

Wm. Cameron Chumlea, Wright State University, Yellow Springs, Ohio
Alex F. Roche, Wright State University, Yellow Springs, Ohio
Evan Rogers, Wright State University, Yellow Springs, Ohio

Abstract

Anthropometric data were collected in a sample of healthy adults (23 men and 21 women), 54 to 85 years of age. Compared to groups of younger individuals, these older adults have more frequent and larger inter-observer errors for most body measurements. Repeated measurements reduce the incidence of large inter-observer differences for measures of body size. Accurate anthropometry is important because of relationships to body stores of fat and muscle.

Recommended Citation

Chumlea, Wm. Cameron; Roche, Alex F.; and Rogers, Evan (1984) "Replicability for Anthropometry in the Elderly," Human Biology: Vol. 56: Iss. 2, Article 11.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/humbiol/vol56/iss2/11