Estimating equations and tables for adult mid-arm circumference based on measured height and weight: Data from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) and NHANES 1999-2000

Blood Pressure Monitoring

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 123-131

  Ostchega, Yechiam ^a   Prineas, Ronald J ^b   Dillon, Charles ^a   McDowell, Margaret ^a   Carroll, Margaret ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Arm circumference; NHANES 1999 2000; NHANES III; Prediction equations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SAMPLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ARM; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 3042836320     PISSN: 13595237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mbp.0000132427.32886.a9     Document Type: Review

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