Could mid-upper arm circumference be a valid proxy to the body mass index for elderly persons?

• Autors principals: Anil Kumar Goswami (Autor), Ramadass Sathiyamoorthy (Autor), Kalaivani Mani (Autor), Shashi Kant (Autor), Sanjeev Kumar Gupta (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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Introduction: In elderly persons, due to physiological, anatomical, and functional changes, body mass index (BMI) may not be suitable for the assessment of nutritional status. Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) can be a proxy indicator to identify underweight and overweight/obesity among elderly per...