Sensitivity and specificity of the body mass index for the diagnosis of overweight/obesity in elderly Sensibilidade e especificidade do índice de massa corporal no diagnóstico de sobrepeso/obesidade em idosos

• Main Authors: Francisco de Assis Guedes de Vasconcelos (Author), Braian Alves Cordeiro (Author), Cassiano Ricardo Rech (Author), Edio Luiz Petroski (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2010-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this article was to verify the sensitivity and specificity of the body mass index (BMI) cut-off points proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Nutrition Screening Initiative (NSI) for the diagnosis of obesity in the elderly. A cross-sectional study was made with 180 health...