Waist-to-Height Ratio: A Sensitive Tool for Assessing the Need for Nutritional Risk Management in Elderly Populations from Brazil

Introduction: Nutritional status assessment commonly relies on body mass index (BMI), which overlooks lean mass and adipose tissue distribution. However, waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) provide additional insights into fat accumulation. By combining these indices, it may be...

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Autores principales: Carvalho, Vivian C. Honorato dos Santos, Moreira, Leila B., Luft, Vivian C., Fuchs, Sandra C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10486933/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37685440
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11172406

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10486933/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37685440
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11172406

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