ASSOCIATION OF OBESITY AND FRAILTY IN OLDER ADULTS: NHANES 1999–2004

ASSOCIATION OF OBESITY AND FRAILTY IN OLDER ADULTS: NHANES 1999–2004

Body composition changes with aging can impact function in older adults leading to frailty. Measuring adiposity using body fat or central adiposity using waist circumference (WC) have greater diagnostic accuracy than traditional measures such as body mass index (BMI). We identified individuals ≥60 y...

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Veröffentlicht in:Innovation in aging 2017-07, Vol.1 (suppl_1), p.904-904
Hauptverfasser: Crow, R.S., Lohman, M., Bruce, M.L., Titus, A.J., Mackenzie, T.A., Bartels, S., Batsis, J.A.
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Zusammenfassung:Body composition changes with aging can impact function in older adults leading to frailty. Measuring adiposity using body fat or central adiposity using waist circumference (WC) have greater diagnostic accuracy than traditional measures such as body mass index (BMI). We identified individuals ≥60 years old using the 1999–2004 cross-sectional National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES). Body fat percent was assessed using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry and WC was objectively measured. Frailty was defined using an adapted version of Fried’s criteria: (low BMI
ISSN:2399-5300
2399-5300
DOI:10.1093/geroni/igx004.3241