Prediction of body weight for the nonambulatory elderly from anthropometry

摘要: Body weight is one of the most important measurements in assessing nutritional status. Weight also an variable equations that are needed to predict caloric expenditure and indexes body composition. Equations nonambulatory elderly persons with known errors should make use actual constituents composition can be collected regardless person's level mobility. The study samples consisted a validation sample 228 ambulatory white persons, cross-validation sample, clinical-validation persons. were derived from recumbent measures arm calf circumferences, triceps subscapular skinfolds, knee height. accuracy, sensitivity, validity independently tested sample; mean signed differences predicted ranged 0.1 1.8 kg. In larger. Prediction presented using two, three, four allow selection equation based upon those possible collect person on individual basis.