Anthropometrical Tests

Table of Contents

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

Test Protocol

Upper Leg

1. With the subject's leg flexed at 90 degrees, locate the midpoint between the crest of the iliac and the tip of the knee.

2. With the leg extended and tightened, it is around this midpoint that the girth is taken.

3. When measuring do not wrap the tape too tightly, apply enough pressure that there is a slight indentation in the muscle. The measurement is taken in centimetres.

4. Measure and record the circumference of both legs.