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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...
Autores principales: | Carvalho, Vivian C. Honorato dos Santos, Moreira, Leila B., Luft, Vivian C., Fuchs, Sandra C. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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