Anthropometric indicators and their adequacy in older adults from two towns in distinct Brazilian regions

OBJECTIVE: To compare anthropometric indicators and their adequacy among older adults from two towns of distinct Brazilian regions. METHODS: A cross-sectional, population, and household-based epidemiological study. A total of 793 persons (age ≥ 60) from the Southern and Northeastern regions of Braz...

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Main Authors: Aline Rodrigues Barbosa, Moane Marchesan, Alexsander Vieira Guimarães, Vivian Francielle França, Maria de Fátima Nunes Marucci, Raildo da Silva Coqueiro, Marcos Henrique Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mavera, Edições Científicas e Técnicas Ltda
Series:Medical Express
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2358-04292015000600005&lng=en&tlng=en