Anthropometric Equations to Determine Maximum Height in Adults ≥ 60 Years: A Systematic Review

Arnulfo Ramos-Jiménez, Rosa P. Hernández-Torres, Isaac A. Chávez-Guevara, José A. Alvarez-Sanchez, Marco A. García-Villalvazo and Miguel Murguía-Romero
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Arnulfo Ramos-Jiménez: Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juárez 32310, Mexico
Rosa P. Hernández-Torres: Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez 32310, Mexico
Isaac A. Chávez-Guevara: Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juárez 32310, Mexico
José A. Alvarez-Sanchez: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca 50000, Mexico
Marco A. García-Villalvazo: Licenciatura en Medicina, Instituto Universitario de Ciencias Médicas y Humanisticas de Tepic Nayarit, Tepic 63190, Mexico
Miguel Murguía-Romero: Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City 04510, Mexico

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 9, 1-17

Abstract: Although it is common to measure bone lengths for study, methodological errors in data measurement and processing often invalidate their clinical and scientific usefulness. This manuscript reviews the validity of several published equations used to determine the maximum height in older adults, since height is an anthropometric parameter widely employed in health sciences. A systematic review of original articles published in the English, Spanish, or Portuguese languages was performed in PubMed, ScienceDirect, EBSCO, Springer Link, and two institutional publisher integrators (UACJ and CONRICYT). The search terms were included in the metasearch engines in a combined way and text form using the Boolean connectors AND and OR {(Determination OR Estimation OR Equation) AND Height AND (Elderly OR “Older adults”)}. Eleven manuscripts were selected from 1935 records identified through database searching after applying the following criteria: (1) original articles that designed and validated equations for the determination of height by anthropometric methods in adults 60 years of age and older and (2) manuscripts that presented robust evidence of validation of the proposed regression models. The validity of the reported linear regression models was assessed throughout a manuscript review process called multi-objective optimization that considered the collection of the models, the prediction errors, and the adjustment values (i.e., R 2 , standard error of estimation, and pure error). A total of 64 equations were designed and validated in 45,449 participants (57.1% women) from four continents: America (85.3%, with 46 equations), Asia (8.1%, with 10), Europe (4.6%, with 7), and Africa (2.0%, with 1); the Hispanic American ethnic group was the most numerous in participants and equations (69.0%, with 28). Due to various omissions and methodological errors, this study did not find any valid and reliable equations to assess the maximum height in older adults by anthropometric methods. It is proposed to adjust allometric mathematical models that can be interpreted in the light of ontogenetic processes.

Keywords: regression models; geriatric; bone length; genetic; epigenetic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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