The Significance of Body Mass Index in Calculating the Cut-Off Points for Low Muscle Mass in the Elderly: Methodological Issues

Objectives. Cut-off points (COPs) for appendicular lean mass (ALM) index, essential to define low muscle mass (LMM) in the elderly, have never been officially defined for Poland. The aim of the study was to establish them. Additionally, the significance of body mass index (BMI) for correctly definin...

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Veröffentlicht in:Biomed Res Int
Hauptverfasser: Krzymińska-Siemaszko, Roma, Czepulis, Natasza, Suwalska, Aleksandra, Dworak, Lechoslaw B., Fryzowicz, Anna, Madej-Dziechciarow, Beata, Wieczorowska-Tobis, Katarzyna
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4260439/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25506592
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/450396
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