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Lean mass index: a better predictor of mortality than body mass index in elderly Asians

Physical medicine and Rehabilitation
Author
Seung Seok Han
Used Parameters : FFM, BFM
Publication Year : 2010
Country : Korea
Journal : Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the correlation between body mass index (BMI), body composition, and all‐cause mortality in an elderly Asian population. DESIGN: A prospective observational cohort study with 3.5‐year follow‐up. SETTING: The Korean Longitudinal Study on Health and Aging Project for elderly residents in Seongnam City, Korea. PARTICIPANTS: Eight hundred seventy‐seven subjects aged 65 and older for whom baseline body composition data was available. MEASUREMENTS: BMI, waist …
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