Relationship between Mid-Upper Arm Circumference and Body Mass Index in Inpatients

Relationship between Mid-Upper Arm Circumference and Body Mass Index in Inpatients

Nutritional screening is a fundamental aspect of the initial evaluation of the hospitalised patient. Body Mass Index (BMI) in association with other parameters is a good marker of malnutrition (

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Veröffentlicht in:PloS one 2016-08, Vol.11 (8), p.e0160480-e0160480
Hauptverfasser: Benítez Brito, Néstor, Suárez Llanos, José Pablo, Fuentes Ferrer, Manuel, Oliva García, Jose Gregorio, Delgado Brito, Irina, Pereyra-García Castro, Francisca, Caracena Castellanos, Nieves, Acevedo Rodríguez, Candelaria Xiomara, Palacio Abizanda, Enrique
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Sprache:eng
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Adult
Age
Aged
Analysis
Anthropometry
Anthropometry - methods
Arm
Arm - anatomy & histology
Arm - physiology
Arm circumference
Biology and Life Sciences
Body mass
Body Mass Index
Body measurements
Body size
Correlation
Diagnosis
Edema
Endocrinology
Female
Health aspects
Hospital patients
Hospitals
Humans
Inpatients
Male
Malnutrition
Medicine and Health Sciences
Middle Aged
Mortality
Nutrition
Nutritional assessment
Nutritional Status
Patients
People and Places
Regression analysis
Research and Analysis Methods
Retrospective Studies
Sex
Social Sciences
Statistical analysis
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Zusammenfassung:Nutritional screening is a fundamental aspect of the initial evaluation of the hospitalised patient. Body Mass Index (BMI) in association with other parameters is a good marker of malnutrition (
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0160480