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| Sanchez,F.F.; Faganello,M.M.; Tanni,S.E.; Lucheta,P.A.; Pelegrino,N.G.; Hasegawa,S.H.; Ribeiro,S.M.; Godoy,I.. |
| Our objective was to determine whether anthropometric measurements of the midarm (MA) could identify subjects with whole body fat-free mass (FFM) depletion. Fifty-five patients (31% females; age: 64.6 ± 9.3 years) with mild/very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), 18 smokers without COPD (39% females; age: 49.0 ± 7.3 years) and 23 never smoked controls (57% females; age: 48.2 ± 9.6 years) were evaluated. Spirometry, muscle strength and MA circumference were measured. MA muscle area was estimated by anthropometry and MA cross-sectional area by computerized tomography (CT) scan. Bioelectrical impedance was used as the reference method for FFM. MA circumference and MA muscle area correlated with FFM and biceps and triceps strength. Receiver... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Fat-free mass depletion; Midarm anthropometry; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Malnutrition; Nutritional status assessment. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2011000500011 |
