Open AccessAnthropometric assessment of 10-y changes in body composition in the elderly
Author(s) -
Virginia Hughes,
Ronenn Roubenoff,
Michael Wood,
Walter R. Frontera,
William J. Evans,
Maria A. Fiatarone Singh
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/80.2.475
Subject(s) - waist , anthropometry , medicine , circumference , lean body mass , endocrinology , adipose tissue , classification of obesity , body mass index , fat mass , physiology , body weight , geometry , mathematics
An increased central distribution of fat with advancing age is associated with chronic metabolic and cardiovascular abnormalities. Little is known about the magnitude or pattern of fat distribution and its association with healthy aging.
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