Journal of Nutritional Disorders & Therapy

Lund University, Sweden

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• Short Communication   
  Nutrition & Health 2017: High degree of BMI misclassification of malnutrition among Swedish elderly population: Age-adjusted height estimation using knee height and demi-span- Nivetha Natarajan Gavriilidou- Lund University
  Author(s): Nivetha Natarajan Gavriilidou
  
  The grade of misclassification of obesity and underneath nutrition amongst elders due to imprecise height capacities is examined using height projected by knee height (KH) and demi-span equations. Cross-sectional scrutiny was completed midst an off-the-cuff heterogeneous sample from five municipalities in Southern Sweden from a general population study 'Good Aging in Skåne' (GÅS). The sample comprised two groups: Group 1 (KH) including 2839 GÅS baseline participants aged 60-93 years with a valid KH measurement; and Group 2 (demi-span) including 2871 GÅS follow-up examina.. View more»
  

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