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. 2021 Jul 20;18(14):7712.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph18147712.

Anthropometric Characteristics in Taiwanese Adults: Age and Gender Differences

Shih-Chang Chen  1 , Chaou-Wen Lin  2 , Po-Fu Lee  1   3 , Hui-Ling Chen  4 , Chien-Chang Ho  5   6   7
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Anthropometric Characteristics in Taiwanese Adults: Age and Gender Differences

Shih-Chang Chen et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Population aging is creating critical issues in Taiwan, and adults are being forced to maintain productivity at work; in other words, they need to work longer. Therefore, their fitness and health warrant immediate attention. Although the association between health and anthropometric characteristics has been reported, few profiles on Taiwanese adults can be found. The purpose of this study was to provide a suitable reference on the anthropometric data of Taiwanese adults. We recruited 60,056 anthropometric measurements from a representative database. Significant differences were found in every measurement for each gender and age group. Statistically, our results indicated anthropometric differences in different ages. However, CVs showed that the dispersions are minor. This study presents a sufficient profile on Taiwanese adults from a representative database to practitioners and other potential users.

Keywords: BMI; Taiwan; WHR; obesity.

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