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 no:Biomed Res Int
Main Authors: Krzymińska-Siemaszko, Roma, Czepulis, Natasza, Suwalska, Aleksandra, Dworak, Lechoslaw B., Fryzowicz, Anna, Madej-Dziechciarow, Beata, Wieczorowska-Tobis, Katarzyna
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Research Article
Acesso em linha: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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