The effectiveness of BMI, calf circumference and mid-arm circumference in predicting subsequent mortality risk in elderly Taiwanese

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 275-281

  Tsai, Alan C ^a,b   Chang, Tsui Lan ^c  

^a ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Hsin Yung Ho Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

BMI; Calf circumference; Mid arm circumference; Mortality risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALF CIRCUMFERENCE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MID ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN;

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 79951678756     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114510003429     Document Type: Article

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