Measurement of knee height in frail, elderly nursing home residents

Murphy, Seán; Cherot, Elizabeth; Clement, Liliana; West, Keith P.

doi:10.1093/ajcn/54.3.611a

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“…To our knowledge no other published data have been analysed in this way, however, the mean difference between standing height and arm‐span found by Kwok (1991) is 6.05 cm, which is similar to our findings. Murphy et al . (1991) found a mean difference between standing height and height estimated from knee height as 4.5 cm, much larger than our results.…”

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A comparison of three methods for estimating height in the acutely ill elderly population

Hickson

Frost

2003

J Human Nutrition Diet

136

107

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The results showed that demi-span and half arm-span could be measured in the largest proportions of our population, 75.6 and 72.3%, respectively. The correlation coefficients were high for all three estimates of height, r = 0.86 for demi-span, r = 0.87 for arm-span, and r = 0.89 for knee height (P < 0.0001 for all three). However, agreement analysis demonstrated very poor agreement between standing height and all the methods of estimation. The mean differences were 4.33 cm for demi-span, 7.04 cm for arm-span and -0.6 cm for knee height.

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A comparison of three methods for estimating height in the acutely ill elderly population

Hickson

Frost

2003

J Human Nutrition Diet

136

107

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“…Knee height was measured to the nearest millimeter using a plastic sliding knee height caliper on the bare left leg in a recumbent position according to the manu-facturerÕs (Ross Laboratories, Columbus, Ohio) directions. This plastic KH caliper is both accurate and reliable for use with the elderly (Cockram and Baumgartner, 1990;Murphy et al, 1991). The pair of trained nurses worked as a team with one consistently positioning the leg and the other consistently handling and reading the caliper.…”

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Estimation of height in elderly Japanese using region‐specific knee height equations

Knous

Arisawa

2002

American J Hum Biol

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Two knee height equations to predict standing height of Japanese elderly were cross-validated with Joetsu City elders. One equation was derived with Hawaiian residents of Japanese ancestry and the other with elders from the Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan. Subjects included 40 men and 39 women free-dwelling, healthy elders with mean ages of 68.0 +/- 2.2 years and 68.0 +/- 2.7 years, respectively. Heights of the subjects were representative of Japanese elderly. Experienced nurses, trained to measure knee height, also measured standing height with an automatic stadiometer. A pilot study refined measurement skills. Differences between actual and predicted heights for both equations were significant. Multiple linear regression was used to derive knee height equations specific for elderly males and females living in Joetsu City: women, 63.06 + (2.38 x knee height in cm) -(0.34 x age in years); men, 71.16 + (2.61 x knee height in cm) - (0.56 x age in years). Geographic-specific knee height equations for Japanese elderly and cross-validation with other locations are suggested to facilitate the accurate use of knee height in nutritional assessment of Japanese elders.

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Accuracy of Equations for Predicting Stature From Knee Height, and Assessment of Statural Loss in an Older Italian Population

Pini¹,

Tonon²,

Cavallini³

et al. 2001

The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and M

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We determined the applicability of deriving the stature from knee height in an older Italian population, and, in the same population, we assessed longitudinally the change in stature over a 6-year interval. The standing stature and knee height in a supine position were measured in the entire home-dwelling older (65 + years) population of a small Italian town (N = 606). Stature measured in 1989 and in 1995 was used to assess longitudinal changes in 258 subjects of the same population. Stature derived from knee height was greater than measured stature in this population and in the two sexes. This difference disappeared when subjects with evident kyphosis were excluded. From 1989 to 1995, stature decreased by 1.7+/-3.0 cm, with women showing a larger decrement than men. Stature estimated from knee height is more accurate than measured stature in subjects with kyphosis. In accordance with previous studies, stature decreases with aging, and such height loss is greater in women than in men.

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Measurement of knee height in frail, elderly nursing home residents

Cited by 4 publications

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A comparison of three methods for estimating height in the acutely ill elderly population

A comparison of three methods for estimating height in the acutely ill elderly population

Estimation of height in elderly Japanese using region‐specific knee height equations

Accuracy of Equations for Predicting Stature From Knee Height, and Assessment of Statural Loss in an Older Italian Population

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