Open AccessAssociations Between Body Composition, Anthropometry, and Mortality in Women Aged 65 Years and Older
Author(s) -
Chantal Dolan,
Helena C. Kraemer,
Warren S. Browner,
Kristine E. Ensrud,
Jennifer L. Kelsey
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2005.084178
Subject(s) - bioelectrical impedance analysis , medicine , anthropometry , waist , body mass index , overweight , demography , lean body mass , classification of obesity , waist–hip ratio , gerontology , circumference , body fat percentage , obesity , fat mass , body weight , geometry , mathematics , sociology
We examined the relation between measures of body size and mortality in a predominantly White cohort of 8029 women aged 65 years and older who were participating in the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures.