Diagnostic Accuracy of Body Mass Index to Identify Obesity in Older Adults: NHANES 1999–2004

BACKGROUND: Body composition changes with aging lead to increased adiposity and decreased muscle mass, making the diagnosis of obesity challenging. Conventional anthropometry, including body mass index (BMI), while easy to use clinically may misrepresent adiposity. We determined the diagnostic accur...

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Published in:Int J Obes (Lond)
Main Authors: Batsis, John A., Mackenzie, Todd A., Bartels, Stephen J., Sahakyan, Karine R., Somers, Virend K., Lopez-Jimenez, Francisco
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4854777/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26620887
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2015.243
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