In fact, the only country whose average male had a BMI score in the healthy range was Japan. The average height of American men was found to be 5ft 8in (176.4cm) with an average waist of 39.1 inches (84.1cm).Japanese men were the shortest and thinnest according to Lamm's Body Measurement Project with an average height of 5ft 6in (171.4cm) and 32.6 inches (81cm).he image on the left compares the average body shape of U.S. and Japanese men who have 39.7 and 32.6 inch waists respectively. The right image reveals that average waists for men in the Netherlands are 35.8 inches while French men have average waists of 36.3 inches.
Rate Calculation: An incidence rate of injuries and illnesses is computed from the following formula: (Number of injuries and illnesses X 200,000) / Employee hours worked = Incidence rate. The TCR includes all cases recorded on the OSHA Form 300 (Column G + Column H + Column I + Column J).
Veterans Administration researchers recently reported that the rate of falls in acute care hospitals ranges from 1.3 to 8.9 per 1,000 patient days. Viewed another way, the national rate is 0.562 falls per 1,000 discharges, according to CMS data reported on Hospital Compare. While hospitals should track their total fall rate and work to keep reducing it, Quigley says an analysis with more precision is essential to a successful fall prevention program. She encourages hospital executives to categorize falls into four types: accidental, anticipated physiological, unanticipated physiological, and behavioral or intentional [See Page 27].