title: [Anthropometric measurements as indicators of nutritional status of the elderly].
abstract: This review contains details on anthropometric measurements required for assessment of nutritional status in the elderly. These measurements provide indicators of fat tissue content or body composition and evaluate trends in nutritional status. Anthropometric measurements in the elderly are similar to these in other groups of population but they have to be adopted according to changes in constitution and posture of elderly and disabled people. The following measurements are presented: stature, weight, skinfold thickness and mid upper-arm, waist and hip circumferences. Derived measurements and indices of nutritional status are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Katedra Zywienia Człowieka Wydział Nauk o Zywieniu Człowieka i Konsumpcji SGGW 02-776 Warszawa, ul. Nowoursynowska 159c.
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Roszkowski
authors.forename: Romana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chmara-Pawlińska
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods; D001823:Body Composition; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009752:Nutritional Status; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors; D012885:Skinfold Thickness