DEVELOPMENT OF EQUATIONS FOR PREDICTING BODY SURFACE AREA IN CHILDREN BY THE USE OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC IMAGE SCANNING
- VernacularTitle:光学3次元人体形状計測法を用いた児童の体表面積の推定式の開発
- Author:
KAYO SHITARA
;
TAISHI MIDORIKAWA
;
MEGUMI OHTA
;
TOSHIMASA YANAI
;
HIROAKI KANEHISA
;
TETSUO FUKUNAGA
;
YASUO KAWAKAMI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
body surface area;
predicting equation;
height;
body mass;
children
- From:Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
2011;60(4):453-462
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
In this study, we examined applicability of existing equations to predicting the body surface area (BSA) of children, and newly developed prediction equations for the BSA of children. BSA of 87 children of both genders (7∼12 yr) was determined by the three-dimensional photonic image scanning (3DPS), which was used as reference. BSA predicted using existing equations yielded overestimation or underestimation and/or a systematic error with respect to the reference. BSA prediction equations for boys and girls were developed using height and body mass as independent variables for the validation group and cross-validated for another group. The standard errors of estimation of the prediction equations were 105 cm2 (0.9 %) for boys and 158 cm2(1.4 %) for girls. In the cross-validation group, there was no significant difference between the predicted and measured values without systematic errors. These findings indicate that existing equations cannot accurately predict BSA of children, and that the newly developed prediction equations are capable of predicting BSA of children with adequate accuracy.
