Anthropometrical Tests

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
   1. Contents - 1
   2. Contents 2
2. Height
3. Weight
4. Body Mass Index (BMI)
5. Waist-to-hip Ratio
6. Limb Circumference
7. Blood Pressure
8. Resting Heart Rate
9. Lung Function
10. Lung Capacity/Volume
11. Body Composition
12. Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA)
13. Omron Body Fat Measurement

Contents 2

Lung Function

• Test Protocol for Peak Flow
• Interpretation of results

Lung Capacity/Volume

• Test Protocol for Lung Volume
• Precautions
• Interpretation of results
• National Norms

Body Composition

• Test Protocol when using Skinfold Calipers
• Tricep measurement
• Bicep measurement
• Subscapula measurement
• Suprailiac measurement
• How to calculate body fat percentage
• National norms
• Interpretation of results

Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA)

• Precautions
• Preparing subject for measuring
• Attaching the electrodes
• Entering subject data
• Notes on activity levels
• Interpretation of results

Omron Body Fat measurement

• Test Protocol when using Omron device
• Taking a body fat measurement
• Starting the measurement
• Interpretation of results