The nutritionist pointed out that elders who are sick in bed or have limited mobility can obtain figures close to the actual height and weight by measuring the length of the arms, knees, middle hips, and hips; irrelevant.

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[Health Channel/Comprehensive Report] If you want to know the body shape changes of the elders in your family, especially those who have been bedridden for a long time and have limited mobility, in addition to measuring with instruments, the nutritionist pointed out that you can measure the length of the arms, knees, middle buttocks Circumference, hip circumference, etc., put the data into the calculation formula, and you can also get figures close to the actual height and weight.

Dietitian Huang Yuxuan posted an article on the Facebook fan page "Yellow Fish Nutritionist White Robe Diary", teaching the public how to easily grasp the changes in the body shape of the elders at home.

Please read on...

Easy height measurement

●Measuring arm length:

suitable for those who cannot stand but have normal upper limb activities.

The testee's arms are parallel to the shoulders, the palms are open, and the fingers are straight. Measure the length of the straight line between the two middle fingers, and the number obtained will be very close to the actual height.

●Knee length measurement:

suitable for bedridden or body contractures.

Let the soles of the feet and the calves, and the calves and thighs of the subject be measured at 90 degrees, measure the distance from the soles of the feet to the top of the knee, and insert the measured data into the formula to estimate the height.

Male: 85.1 + (1.73 X knee length (cm)) - (0.11 X age)

Female: 91.45 + (1.53 X knee length (cm)) - (0.16 X age)

Easy weight measurement

Huang Yuxuan said that weight is an important indicator of nutritional status, and body mass index (BMI) can be calculated by mastering height.

It is difficult to measure the actual weight of elders with limited mobility and bedridden, but the middle arm circumference and hip circumference can be measured with a tape measure, and the data formula can be used to estimate the weight.

●Measuring arm circumference

Let the non-dominant arm of the subject be perpendicular to the elbow (that is, the upper arm is perpendicular to the forearm), measure the distance from the acromion to the elbow joint, take the midpoint and circle around it, and the measurement is the circumference of the upper arm.

●Measure your hips

Use a tape measure to measure the widest part of the buttocks (diapers cannot be counted), and then put the measured data into the formula to estimate the weight.

Male: -33.42 + 0.793 X hip circumference (cm)) + 0.791 X upper arm circumference (cm)

Female: -37.187 + 0.745 X hip circumference (cm) + 0.831 X upper arm circumference (cm)

Huang Yuxuan suggested that the elders in the family should be weighed regularly every month, so as to grasp the physical condition, so that taking care of the elders is no longer just based on feeling, but a clear number for reference.

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