Human Anthropometry class 3 notes Dr Somashekar C.pptx

Human anthropology and anthropometry and their applications

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2. ANTHROPOMETRY-3 Dr. Somashekar C MBBS, MD Assistant professor Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences Adichunchanagiri University B G Nagar, Nagamangala taluk, Mandya district Karnataka -571448 DATE: 07/01/2021 GOOGLE MEET LINK: https://meet.google.com/vcn-pycj-kyu

3. TOPICS Definition Anthropometric parameters Digital anthropometry Measurements of body composition Height/stature measurement technique Mass/weight measurement technique Body mass index Waist: Hip circumference ratio Child anthropometry Regression equation formula Anthropometric measurement usage in medical sciences

4. 9. CHILD ANTHROPOMETRY

5. 10. REGRESSION EQUATION FORMULA Statistics: Biostatistics Regression equation: Is used in statistics to find out what relationship, if any, exists between sets of data Regression is useful as it allows one to make predictions from data- either future predictions or indications of past behavior Simple linear regression equation: Y = a + b X

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