Utilization of arm span instead of height in body mass index calculation in elderly subjects

Ozlem Yilmaz, Fatih Tufan, Gulistan Bahat, Mehmet Akif Karan Department of Geriatrics, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Fatih, Istanbul, TurkeyWe read with interest the article by Falsarella et al.1 The authors investigated the relationship between body composition and frailty in...

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Autores principales:	Yilmaz O, Tufan F, Bahat G, Karan MA
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2016
Materias:	malnutrition body mass index arm span Geriatrics RC952-954.6
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:999dd16761ba42419c710fc20d7bfe932021-12-02T02:14:45ZUtilization of arm span instead of height in body mass index calculation in elderly subjects1178-1998https://doaj.org/article/999dd16761ba42419c710fc20d7bfe932016-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/letter-body-composition-as-a-frailty-marker-for-the-elderly-co-peer-reviewed-article-CIAhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-1998Ozlem Yilmaz, Fatih Tufan, Gulistan Bahat, Mehmet Akif Karan Department of Geriatrics, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Fatih, Istanbul, TurkeyWe read with interest the article by Falsarella et al.1 The authors investigated the relationship between body composition and frailty in community-dwelling elderly individuals aged 65 years or older. The findings of this study have considerable importance in terms of evolving preventive, diagnostic, and treatment measures for frailty in the elderly population. We would like to make a comment on this well-designed study. For calculating body mass index (BMI), using arm span instead of height would be more accurate.2 Conditions such as kyphosis and asymptomatic vertebral fractures are commonly seen in elderly individuals (especially in frail ones), and calculation of BMI using height may result in overestimation of BMI in these circumstances. In this way, subjects with low BMI may be considered to have normal BMI, and this may result in underestimation of malnutrition, which is an important contributor to frailty phenotype.View original paper by Falsarella and colleagues.Yilmaz OTufan FBahat GKaran MADove Medical Pressarticlemalnutritionbody mass indexarm spanGeriatricsRC952-954.6ENClinical Interventions in Aging, Vol Volume 11, Pp 285-286 (2016)
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description	Ozlem Yilmaz, Fatih Tufan, Gulistan Bahat, Mehmet Akif Karan Department of Geriatrics, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Fatih, Istanbul, TurkeyWe read with interest the article by Falsarella et al.1 The authors investigated the relationship between body composition and frailty in community-dwelling elderly individuals aged 65 years or older. The findings of this study have considerable importance in terms of evolving preventive, diagnostic, and treatment measures for frailty in the elderly population. We would like to make a comment on this well-designed study. For calculating body mass index (BMI), using arm span instead of height would be more accurate.2 Conditions such as kyphosis and asymptomatic vertebral fractures are commonly seen in elderly individuals (especially in frail ones), and calculation of BMI using height may result in overestimation of BMI in these circumstances. In this way, subjects with low BMI may be considered to have normal BMI, and this may result in underestimation of malnutrition, which is an important contributor to frailty phenotype.View original paper by Falsarella and colleagues.
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author	Yilmaz O Tufan F Bahat G Karan MA
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title	Utilization of arm span instead of height in body mass index calculation in elderly subjects
title_short	Utilization of arm span instead of height in body mass index calculation in elderly subjects
title_full	Utilization of arm span instead of height in body mass index calculation in elderly subjects
title_fullStr	Utilization of arm span instead of height in body mass index calculation in elderly subjects
title_full_unstemmed	Utilization of arm span instead of height in body mass index calculation in elderly subjects
title_sort	utilization of arm span instead of height in body mass index calculation in elderly subjects
publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2016
url	https://doaj.org/article/999dd16761ba42419c710fc20d7bfe93
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Utilization of arm span instead of height in body mass index calculation in elderly subjects

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