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Human height measurement using a stadiometer. Human height or stature is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect.It is measured using a stadiometer, [1] in centimetres when using the metric system or SI system, [2] [3] or feet and inches when using United States customary units or the imperial system.
Average male height Average female height Stature ratio (male to female) ... 19–20 (N= m:291 f:200, SD= m:6.1 cm (2.4 in) f:5.2 cm (2.0 in)) 0.6% [80] Measured ...
Short stature. Short stature refers to a height of a human which is below typical. Whether a person is considered short depends on the context. Because of the lack of preciseness, there is often disagreement about the degree of shortness that should be called short. Dwarfism is the condition of being very short, often caused by a medical condition.
The height, weight, and head circumference of a child can be compared to the expected parameters of children of the same age and sex to determine whether the child is growing appropriately. Growth charts can also be used to predict the expected adult height and weight of a child because, in general, children maintain a fairly constant growth ...
Dwarfism is a condition of people and animals marked by unusually small size or short stature. [1] In humans, it is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than 147 centimetres (4 ft 10 in), regardless of sex; the average adult height among people with dwarfism is 120 centimetres (4 ft). [2][3][4] Disproportionate dwarfism is characterized ...
Toronto Blue Jays teammates, 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) catcher José Molina (left) and 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) pitcher Jon Rauch, in 2011. In baseball, height is considered especially advantageous for pitchers and they are generally taller than other players. In 2019, the median height of pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB) was 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m).
According to the Guinness World Records, the tallest human in recorded history was Robert Wadlow of the United States (1918–1940), who was 272 cm (8 ft 11 in). He received media attention in 1939 when he was measured to be the tallest man in the world, beating John Rogan 's record, after reaching a height of 267 cm (8 ft 9 in).
In Edinburgh, Scotland, eight 47,XYY boys born 1967–1972 and identified in a newborn screening programme had an average height of 188.1 cm (6 ft 2 in) at age 18—their fathers' average height was 174.1 cm (5 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), their mothers' average height was 162.8 cm (5 ft 4 + 1 ⁄ 8 in).