Body disabling chronic hemiparesis does not appear to determine differences in the body mass index when compared to able-bodied controls
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Resumo: | OBJECTIVE: (a) To compare the Body Mass Index between hemiparetic (disabled-bodied) patients vs. matched able-bodied controls, establishing relationships between Body Mass Index and the anthropometric variables (weight and height) used to calculate it; (b) to determine whether the Body Mass Index could be used as a disability indicator. METHODS: Twenty hemiparetic patients were matched by gender and age to twenty control subjects. All of them were included in procedures to measure the anthropometric parameters used to calculate Body Mass Index. The data were submitted to statistical procedures. RESULTS: The hemiparetic group did not present significant difference in the Body Mass Index when compared with controls, despite the fact that controls were 5.5 cm taller. From the variables used to calculate Body Mass Index, only weight presented a significant correlation to the index for both groups. CONCLUSION: Significant differences in the Body Mass Index were not observed between groups. Moreover, for both groups, the index was only associated with body mass. Our results show that Body Mass Index is not a good parameter to establish relationships with disability indicators for disable-bodied patients. |
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Body disabling chronic hemiparesis does not appear to determine differences in the body mass index when compared to able-bodied controlsstrokeanthropometrybody composition OBJECTIVE: (a) To compare the Body Mass Index between hemiparetic (disabled-bodied) patients vs. matched able-bodied controls, establishing relationships between Body Mass Index and the anthropometric variables (weight and height) used to calculate it; (b) to determine whether the Body Mass Index could be used as a disability indicator. METHODS: Twenty hemiparetic patients were matched by gender and age to twenty control subjects. All of them were included in procedures to measure the anthropometric parameters used to calculate Body Mass Index. The data were submitted to statistical procedures. RESULTS: The hemiparetic group did not present significant difference in the Body Mass Index when compared with controls, despite the fact that controls were 5.5 cm taller. From the variables used to calculate Body Mass Index, only weight presented a significant correlation to the index for both groups. CONCLUSION: Significant differences in the Body Mass Index were not observed between groups. Moreover, for both groups, the index was only associated with body mass. Our results show that Body Mass Index is not a good parameter to establish relationships with disability indicators for disable-bodied patients.Mavera Edições Técnicas e Científicas Ltda2014-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2358-04292014000300135MedicalExpress v.1 n.3 2014reponame:MedicalExpress (São Paulo. Online)instname:Mavera Edições Científicas e Técnicas Ltda-MEinstacron:METC10.5935/MedicalExpress.2014.03.07info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAraujo-Barbosa,Paulo Henrique Ferreira deMenezes,Lidiane Teles deCosta,Abraão SouzaMundim,Anderson CastroMacedo,Osmair Gomes deFachin-Martins,Emersoneng2016-06-06T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S2358-04292014000300135Revistahttp://www.medicalexpress.net.brhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||medicalexpress@me.net.br2358-04292318-8111opendoar:2016-06-06T00:00MedicalExpress (São Paulo. Online) - Mavera Edições Científicas e Técnicas Ltda-MEfalse |
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Body disabling chronic hemiparesis does not appear to determine differences in the body mass index when compared to able-bodied controls |
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Body disabling chronic hemiparesis does not appear to determine differences in the body mass index when compared to able-bodied controls |
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Body disabling chronic hemiparesis does not appear to determine differences in the body mass index when compared to able-bodied controls Araujo-Barbosa,Paulo Henrique Ferreira de stroke anthropometry body composition |
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Body disabling chronic hemiparesis does not appear to determine differences in the body mass index when compared to able-bodied controls |
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Body disabling chronic hemiparesis does not appear to determine differences in the body mass index when compared to able-bodied controls |
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Body disabling chronic hemiparesis does not appear to determine differences in the body mass index when compared to able-bodied controls |
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Body disabling chronic hemiparesis does not appear to determine differences in the body mass index when compared to able-bodied controls |
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Body disabling chronic hemiparesis does not appear to determine differences in the body mass index when compared to able-bodied controls |
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Araujo-Barbosa,Paulo Henrique Ferreira de |
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Araujo-Barbosa,Paulo Henrique Ferreira de Menezes,Lidiane Teles de Costa,Abraão Souza Mundim,Anderson Castro Macedo,Osmair Gomes de Fachin-Martins,Emerson |
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Menezes,Lidiane Teles de Costa,Abraão Souza Mundim,Anderson Castro Macedo,Osmair Gomes de Fachin-Martins,Emerson |
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Araujo-Barbosa,Paulo Henrique Ferreira de Menezes,Lidiane Teles de Costa,Abraão Souza Mundim,Anderson Castro Macedo,Osmair Gomes de Fachin-Martins,Emerson |
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stroke anthropometry body composition |
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stroke anthropometry body composition |
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OBJECTIVE: (a) To compare the Body Mass Index between hemiparetic (disabled-bodied) patients vs. matched able-bodied controls, establishing relationships between Body Mass Index and the anthropometric variables (weight and height) used to calculate it; (b) to determine whether the Body Mass Index could be used as a disability indicator. METHODS: Twenty hemiparetic patients were matched by gender and age to twenty control subjects. All of them were included in procedures to measure the anthropometric parameters used to calculate Body Mass Index. The data were submitted to statistical procedures. RESULTS: The hemiparetic group did not present significant difference in the Body Mass Index when compared with controls, despite the fact that controls were 5.5 cm taller. From the variables used to calculate Body Mass Index, only weight presented a significant correlation to the index for both groups. CONCLUSION: Significant differences in the Body Mass Index were not observed between groups. Moreover, for both groups, the index was only associated with body mass. Our results show that Body Mass Index is not a good parameter to establish relationships with disability indicators for disable-bodied patients. |
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