Somatotype of the individuals with lower extremity amputation and its association with cardiovascular risk

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ID4914652
AuthorsArupendra Mozumdar (0000-0002-2170-2656, Indian Statistical Institute), Subrata K Roy (0000-0003-2847-1288), Subrata Roy
Year2008
Volume66
Issue1
Pages99-116
Publication date2008-03-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnthropologischer Anzeiger (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-5548 • E-ISSN: 2363-7099
PublisherS ch we iz er ba rt (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1127/aa/66/2008/99
PMID18435209
OpenAlexW178864282
LanguageEN
References cited17

Anthropometric somatotyping is one of the methods to describe the shape of the human body, which shows some associations with an individual's health and disease condition, especially with cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Individuals with lower extremity amputation (LEA) are known to be more vulnerable to the cardiovascular risk. The objectives of the present study are to report the somatotype of the individuals having lower extremity amputation, to study the possible variation in somatotype between two groups of amputated individuals, and to study the association between cardiovascular disease risk factor and somatotype components among individuals with locomotor disability. 102 adult male individuals with unilateral lower-extremity amputation residing in Calcutta and adjoining areas were investigated. The anthropometric data for somatotyping and data on cardiovascular risk traits (such as body mass index, blood pressure measurements, blood lipids) have been collected. The somatotyping technique of Carter & Heath (1990) has been followed. The result shows high mean values of endomorphy and mesomorphy components and a low mean value of the ectomorphy component among the amputated individuals having cardiovascular risks. The results of both discriminant analysis and logistic regression analysis show a significant relationship between somatotype components and CVD risk among the individuals with LEA. The findings of the present study support the findings of similar studies conducted on the normal population. Diagnosis of CVD risk condition through somatotyping can be utilized in prevention/treatment management for the individuals with LEA.

Amputation · Anthropometry · Blood pressure · Body mass index · Disease · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Physical therapy · Population · Risk factor · Body Composition Measurement Techniques · Demography · Infrared Thermography in Medicine · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Surgery · Thermoregulation and physiological responses · Gerontology

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