Comparisons between body adiposity indexes and cutoff values in the prediction of functional disability in older women

• Main Authors: André Bonadias Gadelha (Author), Silvia Gonçalves Ricci Neri (Author), Marisete Peralta Safons (Author), Sérgio Rodrigues Moreira (Author), Ricardo Moreno Lima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to compare body adiposity indexes and to identify cutoff values in the prediction of disability in older women. Eighty-seven voluntees (67.27±6.45 years) underwent body composition assessment using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and had five anthropometric indexes m...