AVALIAÇÃO ANTROPOMÉTRICA DE IDOSOS ATENDIDOS NO AMBULATÓRIO DE NUTRIÇÃO DO CENTRO DE REFERÊNCIA EM ASSISTÊNCIA À SAÚDE DO IDOSO DA UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL FLUMINENSE, NO MUNICÍPIO DE NITERÓI-RJ

Autor: Joana Maia Brandão, Ana Luiza Sant’Anna da Costa Silva, Sergio Girão Barroso, Gabrielle de Souza Rocha, Beatriz dos Santos da Silva
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Demetra, Vol 10, Iss 2, Pp 361-374 (2015)
Popis: Objective: To describe the body and anthropometric compositionof the elderly assisted in the Nutrition Clinic of the ReferenceHealthcare Center for the Elderly, Universidade Federal Fluminense,Niteroi city, Brazil. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional studywith 52 subjects aged 60 years or older treated at the nutritionclinic. Anthropometric measurements were performed accordingto the guidelines of the International Society for the Advancementof Kineanthropometry considering the following variables: bodyweight, height, biceps, triceps, subscapular, supra-iliac skinfoldthicknesses, body fat percentage based on the sum of the fourskinfolds, waist circumference and arm circumference. Statisticalanalyzes were performed using Graph Pad Instat® software,version 3.1, considering p
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