Derived

from two Greek words

Anthropos meaning man and

metron meaning measure

Measurement

of man

set of noninvasive, quantitative

techniques for determining an

individuals body fat composition by

measuring, recording and analysing

specific dimensions of the body such as

height, weight , skin fold thickness etc

Anthropometry of human beings

involves

external

measurement of morphological traits

easy
cheap

acceptable
reproducible

 Practical Predictor Indicator Tool

way of describing the problem of subsequent ill health of success or failure of interventions

for assessment of nutritional status the general health status, dietary adequacy,

Reflect

and growth and development over time

 Weight

at which baby is born

of maternal nutrition and health

Indicator

status
Implication

for babys health

 Measured
Mainly

as weight in kilogram

affected by acute infection or

acute food shortage

Sensitive

to changes in body fluids, fat,

muscle mass, skeleton and body organs

 Measured
Good

in centimeters

indicator of chronicity of any

debilitating illness

 Measured
Good

around the head

indicator of size of its contents

Useful
Any

in first 2 years of age

abnormality should alert towards

any problem with brain or its related structures

 Measured
In

around the chest

infants CC is less than HC by 2.5

cm and become equal at one year

 Measured

at the left arm with arm

hanging by the side of the body

Not

dependent on age
of adequacy in nutrition

Measure Used

for patients whose weight,

height can not be taken

 Measured
Used

around the abdomen

to monitor

build

up of fluid or gas in abdomen

obesity

 Distance

between the tip of middle

fingers of both arms outstretched at

right angles to the body

Abnormally

large in patients with

Marfan syndrome, Klinefelters syndrome, coartation of aorta etc

Short

in patients with short limbs

 Measure

of weight compared to the

weight of children of same age and sex

from a reference population

Indicator

of both acute and chronic

malnutrition

 Measure

of height compared to the

height of children of same age and sex

from a reference population

Indicator

of chronic malnutrition

 Measure

of weight compared to the

weight of children of same height from a

reference population
Indicator

of acute malnutrition

 Indicator

of nutritional status

 For

drug prescription of children

 Used

to indicate protein energy

malnutrition in children between 4

months and 4 years of age

KI=

mid arm circumference

head circumference

 Measured

with Herpendens caliper

over triceps or subscapular region

 Demonstrate

the anthropometric measurements of a child with 2years of age on 18/3/13 Perform anthropometric measurements of a child with 5 years of age and find out the BMI and Kanawati index and submit it on 20/3/13

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