Anthropometric Changes in the Brazilian Cohort of Older Adults: SABE Survey (Health, Well-Being, and Aging)

• Main Authors: Manuela Ferreira de Almeida (Author), Maria de Fátima Nunes Marucci (Author), Luís Alberto Gobbo (Author), Luciana Silva Ferreira (Author), Daiana Aparecida Quintiliano Scarpelli Dourado (Author), Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte (Author), Maria Lucia Lebrão (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of the present study was to analyze the anthropometric changes in a home-based cohort of Brazilian older adults who participated in the SABE Survey, conducted in 2000 and 2006. A total of 1030 men and women were examined by age group: 60-69, 70-79, and ≥80 years. This representative sample c...