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.

• Author: N N Gavriilidou; Mats Pihlsgård; Sölve Elmståhl
• Department/s: Department of Health Sciences; EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health
• Publishing year: 2015
• Language: English
• Pages: 1066-1075
• Publication/Series: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
• Volume: 69
• Issue: 9
• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25990690?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2015.73
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
• Topic: Gerontology, specializing in Medical and Health Sciences
• Status: Published
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1476-5640