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标题：BASIC ANTHROPOMETRIC AND BODY COMPOSITION CHARACTERISTICS IN AN ELDERLY POPULATION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
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作者：Zoran Milanović ; Saša Pantelić ; Nebojša Trajković 等
期刊名称：Facta Universitatis : Series Physical Education and Sport
印刷版ISSN：1451-740X
出版年度：2011
卷号：9
期号：02
出版社：University of Niš
摘要：Abstract.The aim of this study was to determine the basic anthropometric characteristics and body composition of elderly individuals between 60 and 80 years of age on the basis of collected data and analyzed papers published between the years of 1990 and 2011. The literature search was conducted using the following databases: MEDLINE, Google Scholar, Kobson and DOAJ. The selection was based on criteria related to the age group the participants belong to (60-80 years), rather than to body composition and anthropometric parameters, while participants with a chronic disease were not included. The study included 28 studies which met all the criteria for selection. The body composition of the elderly aged between 60 and 80 years could be influenced by genetic potential, early growth and development, differences in socio-economic status, health status, as well as by geographic region and ethnic group affiliation. Aging is associated with a higher percentage of body fat and body fat redistribution. Redistribution of fat, predominantly from lower-body to subcutaneous fat in the abdominal and visceral section is quite frequent among the elderly despite an apparent decrease in the BMI. This phenomenon mainly occurs due to changes in total adiposity and changes in body weight.
关键词：aging, body mass index, weist to hip ratio, fat mass, elderly