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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Publicado en:Biomed Res Int
Autores principales: Krzymińska-Siemaszko, Roma, Czepulis, Natasza, Suwalska, Aleksandra, Dworak, Lechoslaw B., Fryzowicz, Anna, Madej-Dziechciarow, Beata, Wieczorowska-Tobis, Katarzyna
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Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Acceso en línea: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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