Low Mid-Upper Arm Circumference, Calf Circumference, and Body Mass Index and Mortality in Older Persons

BACKGROUND. Low body mass index is a general measure of thinness. However, its measurement can be cumbersome in older persons and other simple anthropometric measures may be more strongly associated with mortality. Therefore, associations of low mid-upper arm circumference, calf circumference, and b...

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Main Authors: Wijnhoven, Hanneke A. H., van Bokhorst-de van der Schueren, Marian A. E., Heymans, Martijn W., de Vet, Henrica C. W., Kruizenga, Hinke M., Twisk, Jos W., Visser, Marjolein
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2010
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Journal of Gerontology: MEDICAL SCIENCES
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3304296/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20547497
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glq100
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