TY  - JOUR
A1  - Ohlendorf, Daniela Maren
A1  - Avaniadi, Ioanna
A1  - Adjami, Frederic
A1  - Christian, Wolfgang
A1  - Doerry, Charlotte
A1  - Fay, Viola Nathalie
A1  - Fisch, Vanessa
A1  - Gerez, Ali
A1  - Goecke, Julian
A1  - Kaya, Ugur
A1  - Keller, Julia
A1  - Krüger, Kai-Dominik
A1  - Pflaum, Julia
A1  - Porsch, Laurin
A1  - Loewe, Christina
A1  - Scharnweber, Benjamin
A1  - Sosnov, Polyna
A1  - Wanke, Eileen M.
A1  - Oremek, Gerhard
A1  - Ackermann, H.
A1  - Holzgreve, Fabian Christian
A1  - Keil, Fee
A1  - Groneberg, Jan David Alexander
A1  - Maurer-Grubinger, Christian
T1  - Standard values of the upper body posture in healthy adults with special regard to age, sex and BMI
T2  - Scientific Reports
N2  - In order to classify and analyze the parameters of upper body posture in clinical or physiotherapeutic settings, a baseline in the form of standard values with special regard to age, sex and BMI is required. Thus, subjectively healthy men and women aged 21–60 years were measured in this project. The postural parameters of 800 symptom-free male (n = 397) and female (n = 407) volunteers aged 21–60 years (Ø♀: 39.7 ± 11.6, Ø ♂: 40.7 ± 11.5 y) were studied. The mean height of the men was 1.8 ± 0.07 m, with a mean body weight of 84.8 ± 13.1 kg and an average BMI of 26.0 ± 3.534 kg/m2. In contrast, the mean height of the women was 1.67 ± 0.06 m, with a mean body weight of 66.5 ± 12.7 kg and an average BMI of 23.9 ± 4.6 kg/m2. By means of video rasterstereography, a 3-dimensional scan of the upper back surface was measured when in a habitual standing position. The means or medians, confidence intervals, tolerance ranges, the minimum, 2.5, 25, 50, 75, 97.5 percentiles and the maximum, plus the kurtosis and skewness of the distribution, were calculated for all parameters. Additionally, ANOVA and a factor analyses (sex, BMI, age) were conducted. In both sexes across all age groups, balanced, symmetrical upper body statics were evident. Most strikingly, the females showed greater thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis angles (kyphosis: Ø ♀ 56°, Ø♂ 51°; lordosis: Ø ♀ 49°, Ø♂ 32°) and lumbar bending angles (Ø ♀ 14°, Ø♂ 11°) than the males. The distance between the scapulae was more pronounced in men. These parameters also show an increase with age and BMI, respectively. Pelvic parameters were independent of age and sex. The upper body postures of women and men between the ages of 21 and 60 years were found to be almost symmetrical and axis-conforming with a positive correlation for BMI or age. Consequently, the present body posture parameters allow for comparisons with other studies, as well as for the evaluation of clinical (interim) diagnostics and applications.
Y1  - 2023
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/82641
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-826410
SN  - 2045-2322
VL  - 13
IS  - 1, Article number: 873
PB  - Nature Publishing Group
CY  - London
ER  -