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This study compared frame size and body mass index methods of assessment in relation to blood lipid levels. The data were obtained from the records of 84 men and 193 women who voluntarily participated in health fairs held at two suburban hospitals. Significant relationships and differences were found between the anthropometric and lipid variables studied. The two methods of classification denoted moderate association and reflected some divergence in classification between them.
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Constituição Corporal , Índice de Massa Corporal , Colesterol/sangue , Triglicerídeos/sangue , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Fatores SexuaisRESUMO
The purpose of this study was to formulate a simplistic method of assessing human structural dysplasia and to validate a classification system that would objectively categorize the type and extent of such dysplasia through the use of indices. Anthropometric measurements were taken from a sample of 222 male college students, length/breadth ratios were formulated, and upper/lower body classifications were made in terms of type and subtype dysplasia. Correlation validation results were highly significant. Body composition data information was also provided for descriptive purposes.
