Title of article
Which body mass index (BMI) is better in the elderly for functional status?
Author/Authors
Bahat، نويسنده , , Gulistan and Tufan، نويسنده , , Fatih and Saka، نويسنده , , Bulent and Akin، نويسنده , , Sibel and Ozkaya، نويسنده , , Hilal Gürbüz Yücel، نويسنده , , Nurullah and Erten، نويسنده , , Nilgun and Karan، نويسنده , , Mehmet Akif، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2012
Pages
4
From page
78
To page
81
Abstract
BMI is commonly used indicator of malnutrition and 18.5–24.9 kg/m2 is generally regarded optimal. However, there is an ongoing debate on ideal range for elderly. BMI cut-off values vary also between ethnic groups. We aimed to investigate relationships bet
Keywords
body mass index , Functional status of elderly , Nutrition of elderly malnutrition of the elderly
Journal title
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Serial Year
2012
Journal title
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Record number
1767352
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