High BMI and waist circumference are associated with a high prevalence of comorbidities in older Americans Act programs in Georgia senior centers

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 827-832

  Penn, D M ^b   Fischer, J G ^b   Sun Lee, J ^b   Hausman, D B ^b   Johnson, Mary Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

BMI; Comorbidities; Older adults; Physical function; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAL; OBESITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WELLBEING;

EID: 72249106911     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-009-0220-9     Document Type: Article

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