University of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
J Aging Health. 2010 Mar;22(2):242-61. doi: 10.1177/0898264309357444.
Determine basic anthropometry for elderly participants in a Venezuelan community and compare results for subgroups with different health status.
Standardized anthropometric, nutritional, neurological, neuropsychiatric, and cardiovascular assessments generated data on weight, height, and body mass index (BMI) by sex and age for the total sample, for normative groups without health problems that might impact anthropometry, and for reference groups with no major health problems. Centile curves of anthropometric measurements versus age are determined for women and men in the normative group.
Mean weight and height are significantly different between sexes, but not BMI. All three parameters show gradual declines with age. The mean 90% central interval for BMI in the normative and reference groups is 20-29 kg/m(2).
The anthropometric data for healthy elderly Venezuelans can be used in monitoring anthropometric changes and disease risk analysis for this population and possibly for other Latin American populations.
确定委内瑞拉社区老年参与者的基本人体测量数据，并比较不同健康状况亚组的结果。
标准化的人体测量学、营养、神经、神经精神和心血管评估按性别和年龄生成了体重、身高和体重指数（BMI）的数据，包括总样本、无可能影响人体测量的健康问题的规范组和无重大健康问题的参考组。在规范组中，确定了女性和男性的人体测量值与年龄的百分位曲线。
男女之间的体重和身高存在显著差异，但 BMI 没有差异。所有三个参数均随年龄逐渐下降。规范组和参考组 BMI 的 90%中心间隔平均值为 20-29kg/m(2)。
健康委内瑞拉老年人的人体测量数据可用于监测该人群的人体测量变化和疾病风险分析，也可能用于其他拉丁美洲人群。
