以核子醫學全身骨骼造影建立國內成人平均骨骼長度之人體計測

Establishment of an Anthropometric Database of Taiwanese Adults by Nuclear Medicine Whole-Body Bone Scan

蘇俊霖(Su-Jiun Lin) ； 李文星(Moon-Sing Lee) ； 蘇裕傑(Yu-Chieh Su) ； 許裕燦(Yu-Tsan Sheu) ； 王昱豐(Yuh-Feng Wang)

《慈濟醫學雜誌》 16卷4期 (2004/08) Pp. 249-256

https://doi.org/10.6440/TZUCMJ.200408.0249

摘要

Objectives: For this research, we used nuclear medicine whole body bone scan to establish an anthropometric database for Taiwanese adult and elderly populations. Both the height and separated skeletal length of participants were precisely measured. Relationships among human skeletons are also discussed. Material and Methods: Bone scan results were collected from July 2001 to September 2002. All imaging was performed at the nuclear medicine department of a regional teaching hospital in west-central Taiwan. Regression analyses were used to estimate relationships among all measured bones. The following data were established: (1) mean and standard deviation of anthropometric data from 11 skeletal elements, including whole-body skeletal length, orbital breadth, skull breadth, shoulder breadth, scapular tips breadth, pelvic breadth, humeral bone length, radial bone length, femoral bone length, tibia bone length, and the distance between the calvarium and the buttock; and (2) regression models for the independent variables (pelvic breadth, humeral bone length, radial bone length, femoral bone length, tibia bone length, and the distance between the calvarium and the buttock) with the dependent variables (whole-body skeletal length) and multiple regression models for the independent variables (femoral bone length, tibia bone length, and the distance between the calvarium and the buttock) with the dependent variables (whole-body skeletal length). Results: Cases with definite bony problems or mal-posture were excluded. Totally, 392 cases were enrolled and divided into 2 groups: adults (21~50-years-old) and elderly (above 51-years-old). Each group was further divided into 2 subgroups: males and females. Delicate calculations of the elements of skeletons were acquired. In addition, we also established regression models for skeletons and total bony length (p ＜ 0.05), as well as relationships among separated skeletons (p ＜ 0.05). Results also showed that adults had higher values for skull breadth, shoulder breadth, radial bone length, and the distance between the calvarium and the buttock than did the elderly. Also, values of the whole-body skeletal length, skull breadth, shoulder breadth, scapular tips breadth, pelvic breadth, humeral bone length, radial bone length, femoral bone length, tibia bone length, and the distance between the calvarium and the buttock were greater in males than in females. Conclusions: This study established a model for measuring skeletal length of living human bodies. In addition, relationships among bones were also predicted. This anthropometric database can be used as a reference in Taiwan. Moreover, because both body size and obesity factors were excluded at the beginning, the lengths of skeletons became more realistic. These results not only can be used for different bone value conversions, but also can be applied to future developments in public health, human engineering, and human factors and ergonomics.

關鍵字

人體計測 ； 骨頭掃描 ； 迴歸預測模型 ； 人體工學

並列摘要

Objectives: For this research, we used nuclear medicine whole body bone scan to establish an anthropometric database for Taiwanese adult and elderly populations. Both the height and separated skeletal length of participants were precisely measured. Relationships among human skeletons are also discussed. Material and Methods: Bone scan results were collected from July 2001 to September 2002. All imaging was performed at the nuclear medicine department of a regional teaching hospital in west-central Taiwan. Regression analyses were used to estimate relationships among all measured bones. The following data were established: (1) mean and standard deviation of anthropometric data from 11 skeletal elements, including whole-body skeletal length, orbital breadth, skull breadth, shoulder breadth, scapular tips breadth, pelvic breadth, humeral bone length, radial bone length, femoral bone length, tibia bone length, and the distance between the calvarium and the buttock; and (2) regression models for the independent variables (pelvic breadth, humeral bone length, radial bone length, femoral bone length, tibia bone length, and the distance between the calvarium and the buttock) with the dependent variables (whole-body skeletal length) and multiple regression models for the independent variables (femoral bone length, tibia bone length, and the distance between the calvarium and the buttock) with the dependent variables (whole-body skeletal length). Results: Cases with definite bony problems or mal-posture were excluded. Totally, 392 cases were enrolled and divided into 2 groups: adults (21~50-years-old) and elderly (above 51-years-old). Each group was further divided into 2 subgroups: males and females. Delicate calculations of the elements of skeletons were acquired. In addition, we also established regression models for skeletons and total bony length (p ＜ 0.05), as well as relationships among separated skeletons (p ＜ 0.05). Results also showed that adults had higher values for skull breadth, shoulder breadth, radial bone length, and the distance between the calvarium and the buttock than did the elderly. Also, values of the whole-body skeletal length, skull breadth, shoulder breadth, scapular tips breadth, pelvic breadth, humeral bone length, radial bone length, femoral bone length, tibia bone length, and the distance between the calvarium and the buttock were greater in males than in females. Conclusions: This study established a model for measuring skeletal length of living human bodies. In addition, relationships among bones were also predicted. This anthropometric database can be used as a reference in Taiwan. Moreover, because both body size and obesity factors were excluded at the beginning, the lengths of skeletons became more realistic. These results not only can be used for different bone value conversions, but also can be applied to future developments in public health, human engineering, and human factors and ergonomics.

並列關鍵字

anthropometric database ； bone scan ； regression analysis ； human factors engineering