An anthropometric assessment of Huntington's disease patients and families
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8319577 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lindsay A Farrer (0000-0001-5533-4225, Indiana University School of Medicine), F John Meaney (Indiana State Department of Health) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 185-194 |
| Publication date | 1985-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.1330670304 |
| PMID | 2932916 |
| OpenAlex | W2171155683 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 25 |
An anthropometric investigation was designed to evaluate patterns of physical deterioration in Huntington's disease (HD). In this study a comprehensive set of measurements was taken including height, weight, body circumferences, skinfold thickness, and craniofacial, linear, and breadth components of the body, on 44 normal, 26 affected, and 70 at‐risk individuals between 14 and 88 years of age. The anthropometric data were converted to z‐scores using standards to adjust for age and sex differences. These scores were then adjusted for inter‐family variation. There were significant differences among normal and affected individuals for all dimensions of body mass, as well as for several craniofacial and linear components of the body. Several significant differences were also found between normals and particular age cohorts of at‐risk persons. HD gene carrier status was further assessed by factor analysis of the adjusted scores
Anthropometry · Craniofacial · Disease · Huntington's disease · Risk factor · Demography · Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research · Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases · Internal Medicine · Medicine
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |