Open AccessA comparison of measured height and demi-span equivalent height in the assessment of body mass index among people aged 65 years and over in England
Author(s) -
Vasant Hirani,
Jennifer S. Mindell
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afm197
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , index (typography) , body height , span (engineering) , demography , gerontology , pediatrics , statistics , body weight , mathematics , sociology , world wide web , computer science , engineering , civil engineering
o examine differences between measured height and demi-span equivalent height (DEH) among people aged >or=65 and investigate the impact on body mass index (BMI) of using DEH.
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