British anthropometric data are not suitable for all populations

Nutritional state is usually assessed by comparing anthropometric measurements with reference data. On p 338 Bannerman et al surveyed 200 elderly people in Edinburgh and compared measurements with standard British reference data. They found that the Edinburgh population was significantly different from the reference populations for several measurements and that some people with malnutrition would not have been identified if these data had been used.


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