Estimation of Height and Body Mass Index from Demi-Span in Elderly Individuals

Tanja Weinbrenner,Jesús Vioque,X. Barber,Laura Asensio

Estimation of Height and Body Mass Index from Demi-Span in Elderly Individuals

2006

Tanja Weinbrenner
Jesús Vioque
X. Barber
Laura Asensio

Background: Obtaining accurate height and, consequently, body mass index (BMI) measurements in elderly subjects can be difficult due to changes in posture and loss of height during

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Anthropometry
Body adiposity index
Endocrinology
Body mass index
Body Shape Index
Internal medicine
Medicine
Surgery
body size
Diabetes mellitus
Demography
elderly population
body segment

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