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An Adequate Threshold for Body Mass Index to Detect Underweight Condition in Elderly Persons: The Italian Longitudinal Study on Aging (ILSA)
Published in The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (01-07-2005)“…Background. The present study aims at defining a body mass index (BMI) threshold for risk of being underweight in elderly persons on the basis of the BMI…”
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in elderly subjects: impact on functional status and quality of life
Published in Respiratory medicine (01-06-2003)“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an important cause of morbidity and disability. Many studies have investigated factors influencing quality of…”
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Bone mineral density and body composition in underweight and normal elderly subjects
Published in Osteoporosis international (01-01-2000)“…The importance of malnutrition as a risk factor in osteoporosis is emphasized by the evidence that patients with fractures of the proximal femur are often…”
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Influence of fat-free mass and functional status on resting energy expenditure in underweight elders
Published in The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (01-05-2002)“…In underweight elders, resting energy expenditure (REE) and its relationship with fat-free mass (FFM) could be modified by sarcopenia, physical activity, and…”
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Eating pattern in the first year following adjustable silicone gastric banding (ASGB) for morbid obesity
Published in International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity (01-06-1996)“…To analyse the relationships between eating pattern, vomiting frequency, weight loss and the rate of band related complications in morbidly obese patients…”
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Health status, quality of life and mortality in a randomized Italian elderly people
Published in The Journal of nutrition, health & aging (2002)“…The present study constitutes the Italian part of the SENECA Study: 89 elderly (39 men and 50 women), born between 1913-1918, were studied to evaluate health…”
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Anthropometric measurements in the elderly: age and gender differences
Published in British journal of nutrition (01-02-2002)“…In clinical practice and epidemiological surveys, anthropometric measurements represent an important component of nutritional assessment in the elderly. The…”
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Clinical aspects of malnutrition
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Dietary intake and nutritional status in Italian elderly subjects
Published in The Journal of nutrition, health & aging (2000)“…Dietary intake and nutritional status was assessed in a random sample of 190 Italians (70-75 years of age) participating in the Survey in Europe on Nutrition…”
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Variation in lipid levels in morbidly obese patients operated with the LAP-BAND adjustable gastric banding system: effects of different levels of weight loss
Published in Obesity surgery (01-12-2000)“…A moderate weight loss is known to improve the lipid levels in simple obesity. The extent of weight loss needed to achieve a clinically meaningful effect on…”
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The influence of a new timing strategy of band adjustment on the vomiting frequency and the food consumption of obese women operated with laparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric banding (LAP-BAND)
Published in Obesity surgery (01-12-1997)“…To evaluate the effects of a new timing strategy of band adjustment on the short-term outcome of obese women operated with adjustable silicone gastric banding…”
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