Anthropometric Characteristics in Taiwanese Adults: Age and Gender Differences

Shih-Chang Chen; Chaou-Wen Lin; Po-Fu Lee; Hui-Ling Chen; Chien-Chang Ho

doi:10.3390/ijerph18147712

Anthropometric Characteristics in Taiwanese Adults: Age and Gender Differences

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul 20;18(14):7712. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18147712.

Authors

Shih-Chang Chen¹, Chaou-Wen Lin², Po-Fu Lee^{1

3}, Hui-Ling Chen⁴, Chien-Chang Ho^{5

6

7}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Leisure Industry and Health Promotion, National Ilan University, Ilan County, Yilan City 260, Taiwan.
² Department of Marine Leisure and Tourism, Taipei University of Marine Technology, Taipei City 111, Taiwan.
³ Center of General Education, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City 110, Taiwan.
⁴ Graduate Institute of Educational Leadership and Development, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242, Taiwan.
⁵ Department of Physical Education, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242, Taiwan.
⁶ Office of Physical Education, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242, Taiwan.
⁷ Research and Development Center for Physical Education, Health, and Information Technology, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242, Taiwan.

Abstract

Population aging is creating critical issues in Taiwan, and adults are being forced to maintain productivity at work; in other words, they need to work longer. Therefore, their fitness and health warrant immediate attention. Although the association between health and anthropometric characteristics has been reported, few profiles on Taiwanese adults can be found. The purpose of this study was to provide a suitable reference on the anthropometric data of Taiwanese adults. We recruited 60,056 anthropometric measurements from a representative database. Significant differences were found in every measurement for each gender and age group. Statistically, our results indicated anthropometric differences in different ages. However, CVs showed that the dispersions are minor. This study presents a sufficient profile on Taiwanese adults from a representative database to practitioners and other potential users.

Keywords: BMI; Taiwan; WHR; obesity.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Anthropometry
Body Mass Index*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Humans
Sex Factors
Taiwan / epidemiology