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Some countries may have significant height gaps between different regions. For instance, one survey shows there is 10.8 centimetres (4.3 in) gap between the tallest state and the shortest state in Germany. [ 6 ]
In anthropology, pygmy peoples are ethnic groups whose average height is unusually short. The term pygmyism is used to describe the phenotype of endemic short stature (as opposed to disproportionate dwarfism occurring in isolated cases in a population) for populations in which adult men are on average less than 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) tall.
indicates "Health in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links. Mean BMI (kg/m 2), World Health Organization (WHO), 2014 [1] Country Both Male Female
Human body weight is a person's mass or weight.. Strictly speaking, body weight is the measurement of mass without items located on the person. Practically though, body weight may be measured with clothes on, but without shoes or heavy accessories such as mobile phones and wallets, and using manual or digital weighing scales.
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).
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This measurement has since been updated by Guinness World Records, who place her height at 68 cm (26.8 in). [19] [20] 1864–1890 United States: 69 cm (27 in) Bridgette Jordan: Former smallest living woman and one of the shortest living siblings according to Guinness World Records. [21] [22] 1989–2019 Turkey: 72.6 cm (28.58 in) Elif Kocaman
Compared to traditional metrics, such as the body mass index (BMI), (which uses weight and height), BRI may improve predictions of the amount of body fat and the volume of visceral adipose tissue. Despite its common use, BMI can misclassify individuals as obese because it does not distinguish between a person's lean body mass and fat mass.