Height and weight errors in aeromedical certification data.

Lategola, Michael T; Lynn, Clyde A.; Folk, Earl D.; Booze, Charles F.; Lyne, Peggy J.; Civil Aeromedical Institute

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Height and weight errors in aeromedical certification data.

1973-06-01
By Lategola, Michael T ; Lynn, Clyde A. ; Folk, Earl D. ; ...

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Lategola, Michael T ; Lynn, Clyde A. ; Folk, Earl D. ; Booze, Charles F. ; Lyne, Peggy J.

Lategola, Michael T ; Lynn, Clyde A. ; Folk, Earl D. ; Booze, Charles F. ; Lyne, Peggy J. Less -
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Civil Aeromedical Institute
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United States. Office of Aviation Medicine
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Age Air Traffic Controllers Air Traffic Controllers--Certification Air Traffic Controllers--Medical Examinations Blood Pressure Body Weight Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System--Diseases Certification Coronary Heart Disease Errors Height Medical Examinations And Tests Medical Records Obesity Stature Weight
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FAA-AM-73-10 ; DOT/FAA/AM-73/10

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Tech Report
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United States
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Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Abstract:

The Framingham Relative Weight Index (FRWI) of obesity was described in previous reports as a screening aid for detecting susceptibility to coronary heart disease (CHD). FRWI calculation requires measured values of height and weight but the height and weight values on standard airman medical applications are usually stated estimates of the examinee.

Because such stated (unmeasured) data are vulnerable to error, samples from aeromedical certification sources were examined for errors. In a separate study, the stated and measured weights of 206 ATC personnel were compared. The degree of stated-weight error was substantial and was directly proportional to the degree of underweight or overweight. Due to weight understatement by grossly overweight individuals, the 120.0% FRWI classification of obesity based on stated weight is quite conservative.
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