CONCORDANCE BETWEEN EQUATIONS FOR BODY WEIGHT ESTIMATION AND THEIR USE IN DETERMINING BODY MASS INDEX IN HOSPITALIZED MEN AND WOMEN

CONCORDANCE BETWEEN EQUATIONS FOR BODY WEIGHT ESTIMATION AND THEIR USE IN DETERMINING BODY MASS INDEX IN HOSPITALIZED MEN AND WOMEN

Introduction: Hospitalized patients require alternative nutritional assessment methods. Objective: To evaluate the concordance between predictive equations for body weight estimation and their use in determining body mass index in hospitalized men and women. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study...

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Main Authors: Lais Pessanha Leal, Marina Schmidt Mognhol, Naira Marceli Fraga Silva, Glenda Blaser Petarli, Patrícia Moraes Ferreira Nunes, Valdete Regina Guandalini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro 2017-03-01
Series:Demetra
Subjects:
body weight. body mass index. estimation techniques. inpatients.
Online Access:https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/index.php/demetra/article/view/25146

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