Finucane P, Rudra T, Hsu R, Tomlinson K, Hutton R D, Pathy M S
Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff Royal Infirmary, S. Glam., UK.
Gerontology. 1988;34(5-6):304-10. doi: 10.1159/000212971.
We recorded anthropometric and laboratory data in 98 sick old people on admission to a high-dependency unit. The measurement of triceps skinfold thickness and arm muscle area was feasible even in very ill people, while measurement of the body mass index was difficult and sometimes unreliable. Anthropometric measurements indicated that our study group was better nourished than a local population, with just 3 subjects (3%) being fat depleted and a further 4 (5%) being protein depleted. Serum albumin was the laboratory variable that correlated best with anthropometric parameters. However, it was low in 47% of the subjects, indicating that its lower reference value needs to be redefined in this select group.
我们记录了98名老年患者入住高依赖病房时的人体测量学和实验室数据。即使对于病情非常严重的患者，肱三头肌皮褶厚度和上臂肌肉面积的测量也是可行的，而体重指数的测量则较为困难，有时甚至不可靠。人体测量结果表明，我们的研究组营养状况优于当地人群，仅有3名受试者（3%）脂肪缺乏，另有4名（5%）蛋白质缺乏。血清白蛋白是与人体测量参数相关性最好的实验室变量。然而，47%的受试者血清白蛋白水平较低，这表明在这个特定群体中需要重新定义其较低的参考值。
