Calf Circumference
Association of calf circumference with insulin resistance and non-alcohol fatty liver disease: the REACTION study
... particularly calf circumference, and metabolic phenotype, are lim- ited, and scarce about the effect of sex and obesity status on this ...that calf circumference, as a proxy of lower-body ...
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Diet quality is associated with malnutrition and low calf circumference in Canadian long-term care residents
... in Canada; therefore, generalization of the findings is cautioned. Random selection of homes was not feasible, but diversity was attained by recruiting homes with key characteristics such as culture, size, non/for ...
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Evaluation of Calf circumference as a procedure to screen low birth weight babies: a hospital based cross sectional study
... study, calf circumference correlated moderately with birth weight of the ...Measuring calf circumference was found to be a good test with higher sensitivity but lower ...Hence, calf ...
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The association of insulin resistance and carotid atherosclerosis with thigh and calf circumference in patients with type 2 diabetes
... between calf circumference and IMT in women disap- peared after regression ...thigh circumference quartiles were also asso- ciated with increasing IMT in men and women, and thigh circumference ...
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<p>Waist–Calf Circumference Ratio Is an Independent Risk Factor of HRQoL in Centenarians</p>
... WHtR, calf circum- ference, and WCR associated with EQ-5D score were ...and calf circumference, the risk of EQ-5D score <1 decreased (odds ratios [ORs] ...
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Calf circumference to detect low birth weight babies: a comparative study
... Background: In developing countries 15 per cent of infants weigh less than 2,500 grams at birth .It is not possible to provide expensive weighing scales to the community members and families due to logistic (carrying a ...
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The association between calf circumference and appendicular skeletal muscle mass index of black urban women in Tlokwe City
... using an electronic scale (Seca, Birmingham, UK) and height was recorded to the nearest 0.1 m using a stadiometer (Seca, Bir- mingham, UK) with participants lightly clothed and shoes removed. Body mass index (BMI) was ...
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A comparative study of calf muscle circumference with other anthropometry measurement as a measure of low birth weight in neonates
... of calf circumference for predicting LBW babies by using ROC curve was ...mid-arm circumference with cut off value of ...head circumference with cut off value of ...chest circumference ...
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The Effect of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) on Body Composition and Clinical Markers of Lipodystrophy in HIV Infected Children Assessed in Follow Up Study
... Objectives: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been associated with lipodystrophy in children. We evaluated changes in various anthropometric measurements for the assessment of lipodystrophy and assessed whether there was ...
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Investigation of nutrition risk in community living adults aged 75 years and older : prevalence and associated physical health factors : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics, Massey University, Albany, New Zealand
... In the present study, 42% of participants at nutrition risk fell below the calf circumference (CC) threshold determined as healthy muscle mass (33cm) (Bahat et al., 2016). Lower CC was found to be ...
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Investigation of nutrition risk in community living adults aged 75 years and older : prevalence and associated physical health factors : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics, Massey University, Albany, New Zealand
... A low prevalence of malnutrition was found in this study population. Those at risk of malnutrition or malnourished were more likely to use support services, be at risk of dysphagia, have a low BMI, low muscle mass, a ...
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Study protocol for single center, open label, randomized controlled trial to clarify the preventive efficacy of electrical stimulation for muscle atrophy after trauma
... tween pre and post intervention, as measured on CT images Reduction in thigh and calf circumference, measured at the same sites as CT image measurements Thigh and calf circumference me[r] ...
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Thampi
... and calf circumference in males was not significant, with a correlation coefficient of ...arm circumference in males, the correlation was significant and stronger with a correlation coefficient of ...
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Relationship between anthropometric parameters with vertical jump in male elite volleyball players due to game’s position
... torso circumference at hip level, maximum calf circumference, abdomen fat, middle tight circumference and tight length were used for further ...maximum calf circumference, foot ...
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Comparison of Some Biomotoric Properties and Anthropometric Measurements of Male Basketball and Football Players
... and circumference measurements from 7 different points were ...the calf area sub-cutaneous fat measurement values (p<0, ...thigh circumference, calf circumference, hip circumferences ...
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<p>Association Between Body Composition and Frailty in Elder Inpatients</p>
... arm circumference was measured using a tape around the thickest part of the upper ...Waist circumference was measured at the narrowest part of the body between the chest and ...waist circumference of ...
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Mid-arm and calf circumferences are stronger mortality predictors than body mass index for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
... Purpose: This study examined and compared the associations of anthropometric indicators, such as low body mass index (BMI), low mid-arm circumference (MAC), and low calf circumference (CC), with the ...
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Evaluation of Nutritional Status Using Anthropometry and Biochemical Indices of Community Dwelling Older Persons in Nigeria
... waist circumference taken with the tape placed midway between the upper hip bone and the uppermost border of the right iliac crest and reading taken to the nearest ...hip circumference was measured with the ...
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PubMedCentral-PMC4980192.pdf
... waist circumference was defined as ≥88 cm in women and ≥102 cm in ...and calf circumference were also analyzed as continuous variables or in sex-specific quartiles of the ...
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Blood pressure in adults and its association with selected anthropometric and biochemical parameters
... waist circumference, hip circumference, neck circumference, sagittal abdominal diameter, serum triglycerides and CRP levels had a positive correlation with systolic and diastolic blood pressures and ...
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