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Excess or reduced body weight is regarded as an indicator of determining a person's health, with body volume measurement providing an extra dimension by calculating the distribution of body weight. Average adult human weight varies by continent, from about 60 kg (130 lb) in Asia and Africa to about 80 kg (180 lb) in North America, with men on ...
The average body weight of women in America has been steadily increasing over the past few decades. According to national surveys, about 42 percent of U.S. women have obesity and an additional 27 ...
Human body composition (2nd ed.). Human Kinetics. ISBN 9780736046558. Steven B. Heymsfield; Clifford McManus; Janet Smith; Victoria Stevens; Daniel W. Nixon (1982). "Anthropometric measurement of muscle mass: revised equations for calculating bone-free arm muscle area" (PDF). American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 36 (4): 680– 690.
Body proportions is the study of artistic anatomy, which attempts to explore the relation of the elements of the human body to each other and to the whole. These ratios are used in depictions of the human figure and may become part of an artistic canon of body proportion within a culture.
Arm span or reach (sometimes referred to as wingspan, or spelled armspan) is the physical measurement of the length from one end of an individual's arms (measured at the fingertips) to the other when raised parallel to the ground at shoulder height at a 90° angle. The arm span measurement is usually very close to the person's height.
Anthropometry involves the systematic measurement of the physical properties of the human body, primarily dimensional descriptors of body size and shape. [ citation needed ] Since commonly used methods and approaches in analysing living standards were not helpful enough, the anthropometric history became very useful for historians in answering ...
The average age of the group was about 26 years. [6] Telkka (1950) studied 154 Finnish cadavers, 115 males and 39 females. The average age of the males in the sample was 42.3 years and of the females 50.4 years. The stature of the cadavers was measured on the "prostrate" corpse and the bones were measured after maceration and drying. [6]
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