Comparison of Measurement Error from Anthropometric measurement due to Age Group Difference

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Objective: The purpose of this study is to find body dimensions where measurement errors occur in recording anthropometric data from the elderly over seventy and to compare the results to the participants in their forties. This is required to find the reason why the errors are induced and to minimize them. Background: Anthropometric data from elderly population is demanded by many industries in an aging society. The sixth Size Korea survey has been being undertaken to measure the particular population aged from 70 to 85. However, the way to improve the accuracy of the measurement has not been studied enough when the target population is limited. Method: the experiment was conducted on the participants in their forties and seventies to measure the particular body dimensions and repeated five times in total. From the repeatedly measured data, values of technical error of measurement (TEM) were acquired and statistically compared by age, sex and dimension as well as trial. Results: By comparing TEMs from forties, which were repeatedly measured, it was found that the error of a certain circumstance could be reduced by training the measurer. Moreover, the result which compared the forties and seventies showed that there was no significant difference either in age or in sex. On the other hand, a particular dimension was significantly different from others. Conclusion: According to this study, TEM did not vary due to changes in body shape as people age, and this means that the accuracy or level of expertise is more important in measuring the elderly. Application: It is needed to be discussed whether the existing method to categorize dimensions in selecting value of TEMis better than others.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• ABSTRACT
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Method
• 3. Results
• 4. Conclusion
• References