Anthropometric midarm measurements can detect systemic fat-free mass depletion in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Anthropometric midarm measurements can detect systemic fat-free mass depletion in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Our objective was to determine whether anthropometric measurements of the midarm (MA) could identify subjects with whole body fat-free mass (FFM) depletion. Fifty-five patients (31% females; age: 64.6 ± 9.3 years) with mild/very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), 18 smokers without...

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Main Authors: F.F. Sanchez, M.M. Faganello, S.E. Tanni, P.A. Lucheta, N.G. Pelegrino, S.H. Hasegawa, S.M. Ribeiro, I. Godoy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2011-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Fat-free mass depletion
Midarm anthropometry
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Malnutrition
Nutritional status assessment
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