Anthropometric reference data for elderly Swedes and its disease-related pattern.

Summary, in English

Anthropometric measurement is a noninvasive and cost-efficient method for nutritional assessment. The study aims to present age- and gender-specific anthropometric reference data for Swedish elderly in relation to common medical conditions, and also formulate prediction equations for such anthropometric measurements.

• Författare: N N Gavriilidou; Mats Pihlsgård; Sölve Elmståhl
• Avdelning/ar: Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health
• Publiceringsår: 2015
• Språk: Engelska
• Sidor: 1066-1075
• Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
• Volym: 69
• Issue: 9
• Länkar: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25990690?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2015.73
• Dokumenttyp: Artikel i tidskrift
• Förlag: Nature Publishing Group
• Ämne: Gerontology, specializing in Medical and Health Sciences
• Status: Published
• ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt: ISSN: 1476-5640