title: [Variability of anthropometric parameters].
abstract: Presentation of a comparative study of four ideal weight tables applied to the same population, in order to evaluate the differences or similarities between the same. Significant differences (p<0.001) were found between the four tables studied (WHO, USA, Barcelona, Tenerife) when classifying a patient into one of the three groups defined (malnutrition, normal and obese). The maximum differences found were between the Barcelona and Tenerife tables, which classified 13,7% and 24.05% respectively as cases of malnutrition and 35.9% and 16.89% respectively as obese.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Insular, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Larrea
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Torrent
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Altabas
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Núñez
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Hernández
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Santana
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pérez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis; D012016:Reference Values; D013030:Spain; D014481:United States; D014944:World Health Organization