85
Views
60
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Relative sitting height and the interpretation of the body mass index

Pages 79-82 | Received 30 Dec 1992, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

Keep up to date with the latest research on this topic with citation updates for this article.

Read on this site (7)

Stig Andersen, Karsten Fleischer Rex, Paneeraq Noahsen, Hans Christian Florian Sørensen, Gert Mulvad & Peter Laurberg. (2013) Raised BMI cut-off for overweight in Greenland Inuit – a review. International Journal of Circumpolar Health 72:1.
Read now
Richard F. Burton, Alan M. Nevill, Arthur D. Stewart, Nathan Daniell & Timothy Olds. (2013) Statistical approaches to relationships between sitting height and leg length in adults. Annals of Human Biology 40:1, pages 64-69.
Read now
Marie-Ludivine Château-Degat, Eric Dewailly, Guylaine Charbonneau, Elhadji A. Laouan-Sidi, Angelo Tremblay & Grace M. Egeland. (2011) Obesity risks: towards an emerging Inuit pattern. International Journal of Circumpolar Health 70:2, pages 166-177.
Read now
Rihlat Said-Mohamed, Xavier Allirot, Makamto Sobgui & Patrick Pasquet. (2009) Determinants of overweight associated with stunting in preschool children of Yaoundé, Cameroon. Annals of Human Biology 36:2, pages 146-161.
Read now
Mark Myatt, Arabella Duffield, Andrew Seal & Frances Pasteur. (2009) The effect of body shape on weight-for-height and mid-upper arm circumference based case definitions of acute malnutrition in Ethiopian children. Annals of Human Biology 36:1, pages 5-20.
Read now
R. Khongsdier. (2001) Body mass index of adult males in 12 populations of Northeast India. Annals of Human Biology 28:4, pages 374-383.
Read now

Articles from other publishers (53)

Ana Patrícia Soares, Mónica Rodrigues, Patrícia Padrão, Carla Gonçalves, André Moreira & Pedro Moreira. (2024) Association between Urinary Sodium Excretion and Body Fat in School-Aged Children: Insights from the ARIA Study. Nutrients 16:8, pages 1197.
Crossref
Qi Feng, Jean H Kim, Junqing Xie, Jelena Bešević, Megan Conroy, Wemimo Omiyale, Yushan Wu, Mark Woodward, Ben Lacey & Naomi Allen. (2024) Use of Sex-Specific Body Mass Index to Optimize Low Correlation With Height and High Correlation With Fatness: A UK Biobank Study. American Journal of Epidemiology 193:2, pages 296-307.
Crossref
Mecca E Burris, Esperanza Caceres, Emily M Chester, Kathryn A Hicks, Thomas W McDade, Lynn Sikkink, Hilde Spielvogel, Jonathan Thornburg & Virginia J Vitzthum. (2022) Socioeconomic impacts on Andean adolescents’ growth. Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health 10:1, pages 409-428.
Crossref
Sudip Datta Banik. (2020) Inter-relationships between percentage body fat, relative subischial leg length and body mass index among adolescents and adults from the Limbu community of Darjeeling, West Bengal. Journal of Biosocial Science 54:1, pages 124-134.
Crossref
Inuuteq Fleischer, Mogens Laursen & Stig Andersen. (2021) Hip geometry in hip fracture patients in Greenland occurring over a 7.7-year period. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 16:1.
Crossref
Emma Pomeroy, Veena Mushrif-Tripathy, Tim J. Cole, Jonathan C. K. Wells & Jay T. Stock. (2019) Ancient origins of low lean mass among South Asians and implications for modern type 2 diabetes susceptibility. Scientific Reports 9:1.
Crossref
Alison Tumilowicz, Ty Beal, Lynnette M Neufeld & Edward A Frongillo. (2019) Perspective: Challenges in Use of Adolescent Anthropometry for Understanding the Burden of Malnutrition. Advances in Nutrition 10:4, pages 563-575.
Crossref
Laura V. White, Nathaniel Lee, Flora P. Marin, Naomi R. Saludar, Tansy Edwards & Sharon E. Cox. (2019) Performance of alternative measures to body mass index in the assessment of moderate and severe under-nutrition among acutely unwell patients hospitalized in a TB ward in the Philippines: A cross-sectional study. PLOS ONE 14:5, pages e0215968.
Crossref
William R. Leonard. (2018) Centennial perspective on human adaptability. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 165:4, pages 813-833.
Crossref
Ramesh Sahani, Rajesh K. Gautam, Amir H. Golnabi & Neeraj Vedwan. (2018) Comparative study of chronic energy deficiency among adult males of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and their counterparts. Anthropological Review 81:1, pages 1-17.
Crossref
Richard Burton. (2018) The Sitting-Height Index of Build, (Body Mass)/(Sitting Height)3, as an Improvement on the Body Mass Index for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults. Children 5:2, pages 30.
Crossref
S Hunma, H Ramuth, J L Miles-Chan, Y Schutz, J-P Montani, N Joonas & A G Dulloo. (2016) Body composition-derived BMI cut-offs for overweight and obesity in Indians and Creoles of Mauritius: comparison with Caucasians. International Journal of Obesity 40:12, pages 1906-1914.
Crossref
D. J. Hruschka & C. Hadley. (2016) How much do universal anthropometric standards bias the global monitoring of obesity and undernutrition?. Obesity Reviews 17:11, pages 1030-1039.
Crossref
S. B. Heymsfield, C. M. Peterson, D. M. Thomas, M. Heo & J. M. SchunaJr.Jr.. (2015) Why are there race/ethnic differences in adult body mass index–adiposity relationships? A quantitative critical review. Obesity Reviews 17:3, pages 262-275.
Crossref
Frank Q. Nuttall. (2015) Body Mass Index. Nutrition Today 50:3, pages 117-128.
Crossref
Sarah Trainer, Alexandra Brewis, Daniel Hruschka & Deborah Williams. (2014) Translating obesity: Navigating the front lines of the “war on fat”. American Journal of Human Biology 27:1, pages 61-68.
Crossref
Stig Andersen, Karsten Fleischer Rex, Paneeraq Noahsen, Hans Christian Florian Sørensen, Nicolai Hardenberg Larsen, Gert Mulvad & Peter Laurberg. (2014) Forty‐five year trends in overweight and obesity in an indigenous arctic inuit society in transition and spatiotemporal trends. American Journal of Human Biology 26:4, pages 511-517.
Crossref
Daniel J. Hruschka, Craig Hadley & Alexandra Brewis. (2013) Disentangling basal and accumulated body mass for cross‐population comparisons. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 153:4, pages 542-550.
Crossref
Samuel Olufemi Akodu, Olisamedua Fidelis Njokanma & Omolara Adeolu Kehinde. (2014) Cormic Index Profile of Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia in Lagos, Nigeria. Anemia 2014, pages 1-6.
Crossref
José María Huerta, María-José Tormo, María-Dolores Chirlaque, Diana Gavrila, Pilar Amiano, Larraitz Arriola, Eva Ardanaz, Laudina Rodríguez, María-José Sánchez, Michelle Mendez, Diego Salmerón, Aurelio Barricarte, Rosana Burgui, Miren Dorronsoro, Nerea Larrañaga, Esther Molina-Montes, Conchi Moreno-Iribas, José Ramón Quirós, Estefanía Toledo, Noémie Travier, Carlos A González & Carmen Navarro. (2013) Risk of type 2 diabetes according to traditional and emerging anthropometric indices in Spain, a Mediterranean country with high prevalence of obesity: results from a large-scale prospective cohort study. BMC Endocrine Disorders 13:1.
Crossref
Kerry J. Schulze, Yewande Adekemi Alade, John McGready & Julie E. Hoover‐Fong. (2013) Body mass index (BMI): The case for condition‐specific cut‐offs for overweight and obesity in skeletal dysplasias. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A 161:8, pages 2110-2112.
Crossref
Ognjen Arandjelović. (2013) On Self-Propagating Methodological Flaws in Performance Normalization for Strength and Power Sports. Sports Medicine 43:6, pages 451-461.
Crossref
Daniel J. Hruschka, Elaine C. Rush & Alexandra A. Brewis. (2013) Population differences in the relationship between height, weight, and adiposity: An application of burton's model. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 151:1, pages 68-76.
Crossref
J. C. K. Wells. (2012) Ethnic variability in adiposity, thrifty phenotypes and cardiometabolic risk: addressing the full range of ethnicity, including those of mixed ethnicity. Obesity Reviews 13:S2, pages 14-29.
Crossref
William R. Leonard. 2012. Human Biology. Human Biology 251 324 .
Hannah J. Wilson, Federico Dickinson, Paula L. Griffiths, Hugo Azcorra, Barry Bogin & Maria InÊS Varela‐Silva. (2011) How useful is BMI in predicting adiposity indicators in a sample of Maya children and women with high levels of stunting?. American Journal of Human Biology 23:6, pages 780-789.
Crossref
Tracey Galloway, Marie‐Ludivine Chateau‐Degat, Grace M. Egeland & T. Kue Young. (2011) Does sitting height ratio affect estimates of obesity prevalence among Canadian Inuit? results from the 2007–2008 Inuit health survey. American Journal of Human Biology 23:5, pages 655-663.
Crossref
Takashi Satake, Toshie Hirohara & Komei Hattori. (2011) A body proportion chart for growth of stature, sitting height and lower limb length in children and adolescents子どもの発育研究と身体比例チャート. Japan Journal of Human Growth and Development Research 2011:51, pages 51_77-51_80.
Crossref
Shannon E. May. (2011) The Effects of Body Mass on Cremation Weight*. Journal of Forensic Sciences 56:1, pages 3-9.
Crossref
S.G. Donaldson, J. Van Oostdam, C. Tikhonov, M. Feeley, B. Armstrong, P. Ayotte, O. Boucher, W. Bowers, L. Chan, F. Dallaire, R. Dallaire, É. Dewailly, J. Edwards, G.M. Egeland, J. Fontaine, C. Furgal, T. Leech, E. Loring, G. Muckle, T. Nancarrow, D. Pereg, P. Plusquellec, M. Potyrala, O. Receveur & R.G. Shearer. (2010) Environmental contaminants and human health in the Canadian Arctic. Science of The Total Environment 408:22, pages 5165-5234.
Crossref
William R. Leonard & Peter T. Katzmarzyk. 2012. Human Evolutionary Biology. Human Evolutionary Biology 157 169 .
William R. Leonard & Peter T. Katzmarzyk. 2012. Human Evolutionary Biology. Human Evolutionary Biology 155 156 .
Anji T. Yetman & Brian W. McCrindle. (2010) The prevalence and clinical impact of obesity in adults with Marfan syndrome. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 26:4, pages e137-e139.
Crossref
Andrew Gallagher, Jelena Čvorović & Goran Štrkalj. (2009) Body mass index in Serbian Roma. HOMO 60:6, pages 567-578.
Crossref
S. Chakrabarty, M. Pal, S. Bharati & P. Bharati. (2008) Body form and nutritional status among adult males of different social groups in Orissa and Bihar States in India. HOMO 59:3, pages 235-251.
Crossref
T. Kue YoungPeter BjerregaardEric DewaillyPatricia M. RisicaMarit E. JørgensenSven E. O. Ebbesson. (2007) Prevalence of Obesity and Its Metabolic Correlates Among the Circumpolar Inuit in 3 Countries. American Journal of Public Health 97:4, pages 691-695.
Crossref
Valeria HirschlerGustavo MaccalliniMaria CalcagnoClaudio ArandaMauricio Jadzinsky. (2007) Waist Circumference Identifies Primary School Children with Metabolic Syndrome Abnormalities. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics 9:2, pages 149-157.
Crossref
T.K. Young. (2007) Are the circumpolar inuit becoming obese?. American Journal of Human Biology 19:2, pages 181-189.
Crossref
Stanley J. UlijaszekHayley Lofink. (2006) Obesity in Biocultural Perspective. Annual Review of Anthropology 35:1, pages 337-360.
Crossref
Adriana Bouças Ribeiro, Suely Godoy Agostinho Gimeno, Solange Andreoni & Sandra Roberta Gouveia Ferreira. (2006) Should body mass index be adjusted for relative sitting height in cross-sectional studies of chronic diseases in Japanese-Brazilians?. Cadernos de Saúde Pública 22:8, pages 1691-1697.
Crossref
Aïssatou Dioum, Agnès Gartner, Bernard Maire, Francis Delpeuch & Salimata Wade. (2007) Body composition predicted from skinfolds in African women: a cross-validation study using air-displacement plethysmography and a black-specific equation. British Journal of Nutrition 93:6, pages 973-979.
Crossref
Aïssatou Dioum, Agnès Gartner, Aïta S Cissé, Francis Delpeuch, Bernard Maire, Salimata Wade & Yves Schutz. (2005) Validity of impedance-based equations for the prediction of total body water as measured by deuterium dilution in African women. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 81:3, pages 597-604.
Crossref
BA Woodruff & A Duffield. (2002) Anthropometric assessment of nutritional status in adolescent populations in humanitarian emergencies. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 56:11, pages 1108-1118.
Crossref
T. Kue Young, Daniel Chateau & Min Zhang. (2002) Factor analysis of ethnic variation in the multiple metabolic (insulin resistance) syndrome in three Canadian populations. American Journal of Human Biology 14:5, pages 649-658.
Crossref
Stanley J. Ulijaszek. (2001) Potential seasonal ecological challenge of heat strain among Australian Aboriginal people practicing traditional subsistence methods: A computer simulation. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 116:3, pages 236-245.
Crossref
E. Rebato, J. Rosique, A. Vinagre, I. Salces, L. San Martín & C. Susanne. (2001) Nutritional status by socioeconomic level in an urban sample from Bilbao (Basque Country). American Journal of Human Biology 13:5, pages 668-678.
Crossref
Stanley J. Ulijaszek. (2001) Work and Climate in Traditional Subsistence Economies.. Journal of PHYSIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY and Applied Human Science 20:2, pages 105-110.
Crossref
Mary D. Overpeck, Mary L. Hediger, W.June Ruan, William W. Davis, Kurt R. Maurer, James F. Troendle & Robert J. Kuczmarski. (2000) Stature, weight, and body mass among young US children born at term with appropriate birth weights. The Journal of Pediatrics 137:2, pages 205-213.
Crossref
A. Barroso Benítez, M.B. González Lozano, S. Arias Careaga, C. Bernis Carro, P. Montero López & C. Varea González. (2000) Efectividad, estrategias y éxitos en la pérdida de peso en función de parámetros antropométricos. Atención Primaria 26:9, pages 624-628.
Crossref
Anna Ferro-Luzzi & W.P.T. James. (2007) Adult malnutrition: simple assessment techniques for use in emergencies. British Journal of Nutrition 75:1, pages 3-10.
Crossref
Rita I. Wellens, Alex F. Roche, Harry J. Khamis, Andrew S. Jackson, Michael L. Pollock & Roger M. Siervogel. (2012) Relationships Between the Body Mass Index and Body Composition. Obesity Research 4:1, pages 35-44.
Crossref
N. G. Norgan. (2005) Interpretation of low body mass indices: Australian aborigines. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 94:2, pages 229-237.
Crossref
Hector E. Maletta. (2010) Sitting Height Ratio, Metabolic Rates, Energy Needs and Undernourishment: A Modelling Approach. SSRN Electronic Journal.
Crossref

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.