BACKGROUND Upper arm composition is a reflection of body protein and calorie reserves. However, there is a paucity of data on upper arm composition of children from African countries, including Nigeria. This study aimed to determine the composition of upper arm and nutritional status of school children in Abeokuta, Nigeria and to compare with international reference standards. The sensitivity a...

OBJECTIVE To determine if there exist differences in the nutritional status of patients with dementia according to the type and severity of the disease. METHOD In this cross-sectional study we carried out an assessment of the nutritional status (anthropometrical assessment, Mini Nutritional Assessment, Chang's protocol) in 83 institutionalized elderly diagnosed with dementia at evolutionary s...

UNLABELLED The dietary intake of cancer patients can affect their nutritional status. OBJECTIVES To assess the dietary intake and nutritional status of head and neck cancer patients on radiotherapy. METHODS 24-hour recalls and anthropometric measures were taken during the first and third weeks of radiotherapy. RESULTS Of the 62 patients, significant reductions were found in arm muscle are...

OBJECTIVE To verify the correlation between handgrip strength (HGS) and flexibility with age and anthropometric variables in the elderly. METHODS This was a cross-sectional home-based study of elderly individuals enrolled in the Family Health Strategy of Campina Grande/PB. Gender, age, HGS, flexibility, arm muscle circumference (AMC), corrected arm muscle area (CAMA), and body mass index (BMI...

The purpose was to investigate muscle activation during low- intensity muscle contractions with various levels of external limb compression to reduce muscle perfusion/outflow. A series of unilateral elbow flexion muscle contractions (30 repetitive contractions followed by 3 sets x 15 contractions) was performed at 20% of 1RM with varying levels of external compression (0 (without compression), ...

Diversity in lifestyles and socioeconomic status among European populations, and recent socio-political and economic changes in transitional countries, may affect changes in adiposity. We aimed to determine whether change in the prevalence of obesity varies between the socio-politically transitional North-East European (Łódź, Poland; Szeged, Hungary; Tartu, Estonia), and the non-transitional Me...

Objective To evaluate the body composition and nutritional status of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) adult patients. Method A cross-sectional study of 60 NF1 patients (29 men, 31 women) aged ≥ 18 years who were evaluated from September 2012 to September 2013 in a Neurofibromatosis Outpatient Reference Center. Patients underwent nutritional assessment including measurements of weight, stature, ...

INTRODUCTION Localized limb edema is a clinically relevant sign in diseases such as post-thrombotic syndrome and lymphedema. Quantitative evaluation of localized edema in children is mainly done by measuring the absolute difference in limb circumference, which includes fat and fat-free mass. Bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) provides information on the fluid volume of a body segment. Our objectiv...

BACKGROUND Accumulation of fat and substantial loss of muscle mass are common phenomena in the elderly. In this study, we observed the effects of Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) and swimming, two exercises suitable for elderly people, on the percentage body fat and fat distribution by measuring subcutaneous adipose tissue thickness and body composition. METHODS Subjects were divided into three groups: re...

OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between the nutritional status and handgrip strength of older people in rural Malawi. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING : Lilongwe rural, Malawi, situated approximately 35-50 km from the city. SUBJECTS Ninety seven males and 199 females participated in this study. METHODS Selected anthropometric measurements were taken and nutrition indices were...