New reference values for body composition by bioelectrical impedance analysis in the general population: Results from the UK biobank

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 448.e1-448.e6

  Franssen, Frits M E ^a,b   Rutten, Erica P A ^a   Groenen, Miriam T J ^a   Vanfleteren, Lowie E ^a,b   Wouters, Emiel F M ^a,b   Spruit, Martijn A ^a,c  

^a Department of Research and Education CIRO+ Centre of Expertise for Chronic Organ Failure   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bioelectrical impedance; Body mass index; Fat free mass index; UK biobank

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; ETHNICITY; FAT FREE MASS; FAT MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OBESITY; POPULATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; UNITED KINGDOM; AGE; CAUCASIAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GREAT BRITAIN; MIDDLE AGED;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 84901491321     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2014.03.012     Document Type: Article

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