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High degree of BMI misclassification of malnutrition among Swedish elderly population: Age-adjusted height estimation using knee height and demispan

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The degree of misclassification of obesity and undernutrition among elders owing to inaccurate height measurements is investigated using height predicted by knee height (KH) and demispan equations. SUBJECTS/METHODS: Cross-sectional investigation was done among a random heterog...

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Autores principales: Gavriilidou, N N, Pihlsgård, M, Elmståhl, S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4424802/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25205322
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2014.183