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The Use Of The Anthropometry On The Health
Tayfun KIR*, Süleyman CEYLAN*, Metin HASDE**
* Yrd.Doç.Dr., GATA Halk Sağlığı AD,
** Doç.Dr., GATA Halk Sağlığı AD, ANKARA
Anthropometry is a method used for the determination of the human's physical characteristics in anthropology. Mainly in this method, the weight, the body dimensions, the strength and the movement limits of a person are measured. In addition to other aims, anthropometry is also used in health field.
There are five organizational levels of body composition: Atomic level, molecular level cellular level, tissue-system level and whole body. There is a well balanced relation among compartments of body compositions. Among same and different compartments of the body composition level, there are stable quantitative relations. Data obtained from anthropometric measurements on whole body, allow getting knowledge about body compositions in different levels. Illness and ageing affect the quantitative relations and anthropometry gains importance on scanning the changes. Through the anthropometric data one can infer about risks, present situation and undergoing of the illnesses and life expectancy.Keywords: Anthropometry, Anthropometric measurements,
Health, Risk, Obesity, ThinnessTurkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci 2000, 20:378-384
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