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- Title
高齢者の強壮・虚弱を反映する体組成成分指標の 検討——若年者との比較を通じて——
- Authors
Sadakiyo Kaori; Yakabi Akihiro; Kimura Kazuki; Ishizaka Masahiro; Kubo Akira
- Abstract
[Purpose] We investigated whether or not the fat-free mass index (FFMI) can be used instead of the body mass index (BMI) as an assessment of physical nourishment reflecting the strength-weakness of the elderly. [Subjects] The subjects were 34 healthy young men, aged (mean ± SD) 19.3 ± 0.4 years, and 22 elderly men with high activity levels, aged 71.2 ± 3.6 years. [Methods] We measured the subjects' physical composition with an impedance method body composition analyzer, and compared the results of the old and the young subjects. [Results] Even though the BMI and fat index of the elderly men with high levels of activity were significantly higher than those of the young men, their FFMI showed no significant difference. [Conclusion] Since the FFMI is not affected by age related changes in fat volume, it could be used as an index of physical nourishment.
- Publication
Rigakuryoho Kagaku, 2014, Vol 29, Issue 5, p667
- ISSN
1341-1667
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1589/rika.29.667