Yuko Uemura Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Gynaecology , Obstetrics , Surgery , Women health
Kagawa Prefectural College of Health Sciences and doctor of health sciences at the Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
Yuko Uemura belongs to Kagawa Prefectural College of Health Sciences and doctor of health sciences at the Tokushima University Graduate School interested in Gynaecology, Obstetrics.
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Yuko Uemura and Toshiyuki Yasui
Background: Body composition has been changing along with change in the life style environment but there have been no studies on pelvic size by objective anthropometric assessment in young Japanese women. The objective was to examine pelvic shape by measuring the angle of inclination (AOI) and the distance between right and left anterior superior (AS) iliac spines. We also investigated associations of these measurements with physical symptoms related to distortion of the pelvis in young Japanese women.
Methods: The AOI and the distance between right and left AS iliac spines in 92 female undergraduate students were measured by using a newly developed posture analyzer with a self-administered questionnaire.