Analysis of Selected Anthropometric Parameters of Elderly Women

Abstract

This study was conducted to establish a set of major causal factors that influence foot pathologies and deformities for the elderly, analyzing variables such as weight and height of subjects. The study included 100 elderly female volunteers weighing between 50 and 112 kg and measuring between 148 and 184 cm in height. The sampling method used was the non-probabilistic one, based on a mixture of Henry's sampling types, using the questionnaire, and testing was conducted using measurement and observation instruments. Subjects participated in biomechanical measurements using AMTI's AccuGait System force platform, performed in Bucharest for a period of three weeks. The results show a strong correlation among the tested variables. Weight proves to be one of the most important causative factors, as there were statistically significant correlations between it and most biomechanical parameters measured. Thus, it can be concluded that as the elderly grow in weight, they undergo significant changes in biomechanical parameters, reflected in foot deformities and pathologies.