title: Physical measurements in an elderly black population: knee height as the dominant indicator of stature.
abstract: This investigation examined (a) select physical measurements for age and gender differences in an elderly Black population, and (b) the relationship of stature as a dependent variable on knee height, weight, age, and gender in this population. T-test values were greater for men than for women in stature and knee height (p < .001), whereas gender differences in weight were not significant. Multiple regression was used to determine the relationship of stature to the four independent variables. When all Black subjects (n = 119) were included, three variables were significant: 3 square root knee height, gender, and 3 square root weight (R2 = .49). The equation inclusive only of the 98 Black females contained two variables: knee height2 and 3 square root weight (R2 = .29). The probability of both R2's was < .001. In decreasing order, knee height, gender, and weight were important in predicting stature; age was not significant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Georgia State University, Atlanta.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Prothro
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Rosenbloom
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000473:pathology*; D000886:Anthropometry; D044383:Black People; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D013977:Tibia / Q000033:anatomy & histology*