Classification of nutritional status by fat mass index: does the measurement tool matter?

• मुख्य लेखकों: Franciane Góes Borges (लेखक), Pedro Pugliesi Abdalla (लेखक), Thiago Cândido Alves (लेखक), Ana Cláudia Rossini Venturini (लेखक), André Pereira dos Santos (लेखक), Marcio Fernando Tasinafo Junior (लेखक), Susana Aznar (लेखक), Jorge Mota (लेखक), Dalmo Roberto Lopes Machado (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Assessment of the Nutritional Status (NS) allows screening for malnutrition and obesity, conditions associated with chronic non-communicable diseases. The fat mass index (FMI) stands out in relation to traditional NS indicators. However, proposals that define thresholds for FMI are not sensitive to...