Andishe_ye Amari

Andishe_ye Amari

Investigation of anthropometric characteristics of patients with chronic diseases to make the necessary planning for prevention (Case study-Ravansar county of Kermanshah province)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Department of Statistics, Razi University
2 Phd student, Razi university
Abstract
Anthropometr is a science that deals with the size of the body including the dimensions of different parts, the field of motion
 and the strength of the muscles of the body. Specific individual dimensions such as heights, widths, depths, distances,
 environmentsandcurvaturesareusuallymeasured. Inthisarticle, weinvestigatetheanthropometriccharacteristicsofpatients
 with chronic diseases (diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, heart attacks and strokes) and find the factors affecting
 these diseases and the extent of the impact of each to make the necessary planning.
 This research is done descriptively-analytically, the research community of the people of Ravansar county is one of the
 functions of Kermanshah province. MATLAB, R and SPSS statistical software are used to analyze the data and test the
 presented hypotheses. Significance level for all tests is less than 0.05. Descriptive statistics methods is used to describe and
 summarize the variables. The Pearson correlation analysis method is used to investigate the relationship between variables,
 regression analysis (logistics) is used to investigate the effect of independent variables on the dependent variable. According
 to the results, it seems that some anthropometric indicators have a significant relationship with risk factors of chronic diseases.
 So, continuousevaluations, lifestyle changesandincreasingthelevelofawarenesstocontrol, preventandadjusttheindicators
 are suggested.
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Volume 27, Issue 1
September 2022
Pages 101-112

  • Receive Date 03 May 2025
  • First Publish Date 03 May 2025
  • Publish Date 23 August 2022