Waist-to-Height Ratio: A Sensitive Tool for Assessing the Need for Nutritional Risk Management in Elderly Populations from Brazil.

Vivian C Honorato Dos Santos CarvalhoLeila Beltrami MoreiraVivian C LuftSandra Costa Fuchs

Published in: Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)

WHtR is a valuable index for screening nutritional risk management in the elderly population, applicable to men and women. Conversely, WC performs better in excluding individuals who do not need nutritional risk management.

Keyphrases

body mass index
middle aged
physical activity
community dwelling