The patterns of association between maternal or paternal and neonatal phenotype may offer insight into how neonatal characteristics are shaped by evolutionary processes, such as conflicting parental interests in fetal investment and obstetric constraints. Paternal interests are theoretically served by maximizing fetal growth, and maternal interests by managing investment in current and future o...

OBJECTIVE Time-related changes and comparisons for mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), triceps skinfold thickness (TSF), arm fat area (AFA) are lacking for Turkish children and adolescents. To determine the arm anthropometry indices (MUAC, TSF, AFA) in children and adolescents and to also assess the changes in these indices over a 3-year time period. METHODS The data of the Anthropometry of T...

Conventional anthropometry of the adult has been limited largely to measurements that may be made with the anthropometer, the tape measure, and the calipers. The dimensions are linear, and they relate to the body surfaceheights of body landmarks, widths, circumferences, and spans between surface points. To be duplicable, the measurements must he made in the same manner on different individuals,...

Sao Paulo Med J 2003; 121(4):147-148. The use of anthropometric references for the evaluation of intrauterine growth has shown that children whose growth was restricted are more predisposed to metabolic disturbances during the neonatal period, alterations in somatic and neurocognitive development during infancy, increased morbidity and mortality in the first years of life and the appearance of ...

background: anthropometry is a branch of ergonomics that considers the measurement and description of the human body dimensions. accordingly, equipment, environments, and workstations should be designed using user-centered design processes. anthropometric dimensions differ considerably across gender, race, ethnicity and age, taking into account ergonomic and anthropometric principles. the aim o...