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The Significance of Body Mass Index in Calculating the Cut-Off Points for Low Muscle Mass in the Elderly: Methodological Issues
Objectives. Cut-off points (COPs) for appendicular lean mass (ALM) index, essential to define low muscle mass (LMM) in the elderly, have never been officially defined for Poland. The aim of the study was to establish them. Additionally, the significance of body mass index (BMI) for correctly definin...
Autores principales: | Krzymińska-Siemaszko, Roma, Czepulis, Natasza, Suwalska, Aleksandra, Dworak, Lechoslaw B., Fryzowicz, Anna, Madej-Dziechciarow, Beata, Wieczorowska-Tobis, Katarzyna |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4260439/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25506592 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/450396 |
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