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Anthropometry

Anthropometry is the systematic measurement of the human body, including dimensions such as height, weight, limb lengths, and body composition parameters. Research published in the International Journal of Human Anatomy examines anthropometry across diverse applications, from nutritional assessment to forensic ident…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 8 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 35× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2577-2279 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Anthropometry is the systematic measurement of the human body, including dimensions such as height, weight, limb lengths, and body composition parameters. Research published in the International Journal of Human Anatomy examines anthropometry across diverse applications, from nutritional assessment to forensic identification and clinical diagnosis. Studies have investigated how anthropometric measurements evolve in malnutrition contexts and their relationship to nutritional status in specific populations, including nonagenarians and older adults in rural settings. The journal has published work on implementing anthropometric assessment methods in challenging field conditions, such as establishing cold-chain systems for nutritional evaluation in rural Uganda. Additional research explores the use of anthropometric measurements for sex determination from skeletal elements like the foot and tibia in specific regional populations, contributing to forensic and anatomical knowledge. Clinical applications include examining anthropometric profiles in conditions such as polycystic ovarian morphology and evaluating central obesity indicators as predictors of metabolic risk factors in adolescent populations. This body of work demonstrates anthropometry's value as a practical, non-invasive tool for understanding human variation, assessing health status, and informing clinical and public health interventions across different populations and settings.

Research published in this journal

8 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2020

Evolution of Anthropometry in Malnutrition

Phadke M.Corresponding author
Sr.Adv, Public Health, Govt. of Mah, UNICEF, Mumbai, India
Exact topic International Journal of Nutrition Cited by 8 doi:10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-19-3111

How this research is being cited

The 8 articles above have been cited 35 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Anthropometry, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Human Anatomy (ISSN 2577-2279).

Journal editorial board
Randy Kulesza · United States Bing Guoying · United States Shuji Kitahara · Japan

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