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- Title
BODY BUILD AND BODY FAT IN MALE PATIENTS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY AT TARTU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.
- Authors
Born, Liivika; Kaarma, Helje; Lintsi, Mart; Koskel, Sade
- Abstract
The purpose of the investigation was to study body build and body fat content and their correlations with diagnostic categories in male patients at the Department of Cardiology at Tartu University Hospital. The sample included 150 male patients. The measurements taken were height, weight and body fat (assessed with Omron® BF 300 Body Fat Monitor -- Omron®/Matsusaka Co. Ltd., Made in Japan). All diagnoses were taken from case histories. According to the recommendations of Kaarma [7, 8] the sample was studied in three age groups and in five SD classes of height and weight. With advancement in age, the sum of diagnoses per individual increased in all the categories of physique. In classes of concordance between height and weight (small, medium and big), height, weight and percentage of body fat tissue increased accordingly. Using mathematical formalisation, it was possible to show that individual sum of diagnoses was connected with age and body fat content. Both the classification of physique into five categories and the body fat monitor Omron® BF 300 can be recommended for application in routine clinical practice.
- Subjects
FAT; BODY weight; HEART diseases
- Publication
Papers on Anthropology, 2002, Vol 11, p27
- ISSN
1406-0140
- Publication type
Article