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Anthropometric values in an elderly French population

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

Jacques Delarue ,
Thierry Constans ,
Denis Malvy ,
Alain Pradignac ,
Charles Couet  and
Fernand Lamisse
Jacques Delarue
Affiliation:
Clinique Medicale A et Lahorutoire de Nutrition
Thierry Constans
Affiliation:
Hôpital cle l'Ermitage et Club Francophone Gêriatrie et Nutrition
Denis Malvy
Affiliation:
Service d'Information Médicale et d'Hygiéne 37044 - Tours Cedex, France
Alain Pradignac
Affiliation:
Servicie de Nutrition-Endocrinologie-Médecine Interne, Hôpital Hautepierre 67200 - Strasbourg, France
Charles Couet
Affiliation:
Clinique Medicale A et Lahorutoire de Nutrition
Fernand Lamisse
Affiliation:
Clinique Medicale A et Lahorutoire de Nutrition
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Abstract

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We compared anthropometric indices in samples of elderly people aged 65 years and over living in two French areas. The samples were divided into four age-groups (65–69, 70–74, 75–79 and over 80 years). We observed interregional differences in women aged 65–69 years and in men aged 65–74 years. Weight and anthropometric variables related to body fat percentage and to muscle mass showed a decline with age as already reported by others. We established anthropometric percentile values according to sex in pooled subjects when no integrated difference was found. The 50th percentile of arm circumference, muscle arm circumference and triceps skinfold was higher, and the 50th percentile of body mass index was lower than the one reported for the same indices from an elderly Welsh population. Our results show that an interregional difference in anthropometric indices exists in the elderly. The differences which are observed between our results and those reported from a British population emphasize the importance of establishing local values for the elderly population.

Keywords

AnthropometryElderlyNutrition
Type
Anthropometric Studies in the Elderly
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 71 , Issue 2 , February 1994 , pp. 295 - 302
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1994

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