New standards of weight and body composition by frame size and height for assessment of nutritional status of adults and the elderly

Frisancho, A. Roberto

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“…They would seem the ideal tool for assessing nutrition in elderly people in the community. In younger groups the usefulness of anthropometric data depends on sex-related reference standards being available for comparison but local databases are necessary because genetic and environmental factors in¯uence indices (Frisancho, 1984). However knowledge of the use of anthropometric data or its application in very old age is extremely limited.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In this study, these dif®culties were minimised by attention to measurement techniques and subject recruitment. Percentiles for triceps skin fold have been developed for ages 55±74 y in America (Frisancho, 1984), in Canada (Nutrition, Canada, 1980, in Britain to age 85 y (Burr and Phillips, 1984) but not the b 90 y group. The SENECA study demonstrated the wide range of sex-related TSF values possible within genetically and economically diverse 75 y old European groups.…”

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Anthropometric measurements from a cross-sectional survey of community dwelling subjects aged over 90 years of age

1997

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Objective: To measure anthropometric variables of weight, height, body mass index (BMI) and triceps skin fold thickness (TSF) and produce local percentiles for b 90 y old subjects. To assess prevalence of conventional measures of under nutrition (BMI at or below 18.5 kg/m 2 ) or over nutrition (BMI values b 30 kg/m 2 ) in this age group. Design: Community cross-sectional study. Setting:Belfast, Northern Ireland. Subjects: 238 subjects b 90 y of age who were apparently well, mentally competent and recruited from all areas of Belfast. Results: Mean weight was signi®cantly heavier in male 63.9 (s.d. 9.1) kg compared to female subjects 54.4 (s.d. 11.9) kg (P`0.0001). Men were signi®cantly taller than women with mean height of 162 (s.d. 5.9) cm compared to 150 (s.d. 6.7) cm in women (P`0.0001). Increasing age was associated with a fall in weight (P 0.06 female; P 0.09 male) and in height for women (P 0.04).

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Anthropometric measurements from a cross-sectional survey of community dwelling subjects aged over 90 years of age

1997

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“…Skinfold thicknesses (biceps, triceps, suprailiac, subscapular) were measured twice using a Harpenden skinfold caliper at 5 min intervals at each site following a standardized technique. 46 Sagittal abdominal diameter was measured at the L 4-5 level in the supine position and waist girth was also measured. Anthropometric variables were measured by a single investigator.…”

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Satiety and amino-acid profile in overweight women after a new treatment using a natural plant extract sublingual spray formulation

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Objective: To test the effect on satiety of a formulation comprising plant extracts naturally containing 5-hydroxytryptophan, delivered as sublingual spray (5HTP-Nat Exts), administered five times a day for 2 months. Design: Two-month, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Subjects: A total of 27 healthy, adult overweight women were randomly assigned to the treatment (14) or the placebo group (13). Measurements: Visual analog scales were used to assess appetite sensations every day. Moreover, the study evaluated the bioavailability of 5-hydroxytryptophan following sublingual delivery over 8 weeks, by comparing 24-h urinary excretion of 5-hydroxy-3-indoleacetic acid (5-HIAA), determined at baseline and after 2 months. Other secondary end points of the study were to compare body composition, depressive symptoms, severity of binge eating and quality of life. Finally, the study tested whether a single administration of 5HTP-Nat Exts in fasting state has an effect on amino-acid profile and on appetite ratings and whether 5HTP-Nat Exts administered before a fixed test meal has any effect on satiety. Results: The group using the 5HTP-Nat Exts experienced a significantly greater increase in their sensation of satiety over an 8-week timeframe and in fasting state following administration of 5HTP-Nat Exts than the placebo group did (AUC ¼ 305.2 (52.8) vs 236.6 (59.4), mean difference À68.7 (95% confidence interval (CI) À116.2 to À21.2), P ¼ 0.007; mean difference in Haber score change 2.5 (95% CI 0.62-3.12, P ¼ 0.007)). A difference was observed between the groups for the mean change in 5-HIAA. All the amino acids evaluated after a single administration of 5HTP-Nat Exts were found to be similar. Differences were found for the mean change in body mass index, skinfold thicknesses and hip circumference. The other parameters were found to be similar. Conclusion: All these findings suggest that 5HTP-Nat Exts may be safely used to treat the problem of appetite control in overweight women during a weight loss program.

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“…Since that time, Roberto's influential publications have helped to make the use of anthropometric norms commonplace in the fields of nutritional science and public health. Indeed, Roberto's three most widely cited refereed publications (each cited more than 200 times) are papers on anthropometric standards that were published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (Frisancho, 1974(Frisancho, , 1981b(Frisancho, , 1984. These norms have been widely reprinted in introductory and advanced texts in human nutrition (e.g., Duggan, 2008;Edelstein, 2007;Gibson, 2005;Samour, 2005), and his own books-Anthropometric Standards for the Assessment of Growth and Nutritional Status (Frisancho, 1990), and the recently published Anthropometric Standards: An Interactive Nutritional Reference of Body Size and Body Composition for Children and Adults (Frisancho, 2008) are standard reference texts in both human biology and human nutritional science.…”

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Contributions of A. Roberto Frisancho to human population biology: An introduction

Leonard

2009

American J Hum Biol

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Over the span of his career, A. Roberto Frisancho has been one of the prime architects of the development and expansion of human population biology. His research and scholarly publications have helped to move the field beyond simple descriptions of human variation to address the nature and evolutionary origins of human biological diversity. Frisancho's early work in the Peruvian Andes elegantly demonstrated the importance of developmental acclimatization for promoting adaptive responses to the multiple stressors of high-altitude environments. Since mid-1970s, he has played a major role in developing and expanding the use of anthropometric techniques for assessing physical growth and nutritional status. Frisancho's influential publications have helped to make the use of anthropometric methods commonplace in the fields of nutritional science and public health. Throughout his career, Frisancho's work has examined how environmental, genetic, and developmental factors interact to influence human health and nutritional status. His research has addressed topics ranging from the determinants of low-birth weight infants in teenage mothers to the origins of obesity and associated metabolic diseases in populations of the developing world. Both the breadth and impact of Frisancho's work have been truly remarkable. The field of human population biology owes much to the tremendous contributions of A. Roberto Frisancho. Am.

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New standards of weight and body composition by frame size and height for assessment of nutritional status of adults and the elderly

Cited by 504 publications

References 12 publications

Anthropometric measurements from a cross-sectional survey of community dwelling subjects aged over 90 years of age

Anthropometric measurements from a cross-sectional survey of community dwelling subjects aged over 90 years of age

Satiety and amino-acid profile in overweight women after a new treatment using a natural plant extract sublingual spray formulation

Contributions of A. Roberto Frisancho to human population biology: An introduction

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