Anthropometric assessment of elderly patients receiving nutritional assistance at a reference healthcare center of the Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niteroi-RJ, Brazil

Objective: To describe the body and anthropometric composition of the elderly assisted in the Nutrition Clinic of the Reference Healthcare Center for the Elderly, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niteroi city, Brazil. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study with 52 subjects aged 60 years or old...

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Published in:Demetra: Alimentação, Nutrição e Saúde Nutrição e Saúde, 2015-06, Vol.10 (2), p.361
Main Authors: Barroso, Sergio Girão, Brandão, Joana Maia, Silva, Ana Luiza Sant'Anna da Costa, Rocha, Gabrielle de Souza, Silva, Beatriz dos Santos da
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Language:English
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Summary:Objective: To describe the body and anthropometric composition of the elderly assisted in the Nutrition Clinic of the Reference Healthcare Center for the Elderly, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niteroi city, Brazil. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study with 52 subjects aged 60 years or older treated at the nutrition clinic. Anthropometric measurements were performed according to the guidelines of the International Society for the Advancement of Kineanthropometry considering the following variables: body weight, height, biceps, triceps, subscapular, supra-iliac skinfold thicknesses, body fat percentage based on the sum of the four skinfolds, waist circumference and arm circumference. Statistical analyzes were performed using Graph Pad Instat[R] software, version 3.1, considering p
ISSN:2238-913X
2238-913X
DOI:10.12957/demetra.2015.15949