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Changes in anthropometric measures in men and women across the life-span: findings from the inCHIANTI study

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  • Benedetta Bartali
  • Enrico Benvenuti
  • Anna Maria Corsi
  • Stefania Bandinelli
  • Cosimo Roberto Russo
  • Angelo Di Iorio
  • Fulvio Lauretani
  • Luigi Ferrucci

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¶¶ Objectives: To describe the age distribution of anthropometric parameters in a population-based sample of older persons.¶ Methods: Cross-sectional survey of a population-based sample of persons over a wide age-range living in the Chianti area, Italy, between 1998 to 2000. Total cohort: 1 453 men and women, of whom 424 younger than 65 and 1 029 aged 65 years or older. Participation rate: 69.4 % in > 65 yrs and 91.6 % in ≤ 65 yrs. Analytical cohort: anthropometric measures were available for 1 266 subjects.¶ Results: Height and weight declined with increasing age in both sexes. In men, Body mass index (BMI) increased with age up to age 45—54 and then it declined. In women, it reached its maximum at age 65—74 and remained higher than in men in each corresponding age group above 65 years of age. Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) progressively increased in men up to age 55—64 and then slightly declined. In women WHR steadily increased over the entire age range.¶ Conclusions: Height and weight decline with age, regardless to differences in body size attributable to secular trend. In both sexes, important fat redistribution occurs between 45 and 54 years and in older women the increase in WHR mostly reflects a reduction of fat deposits in the hips. This information may be relevant for a correct interpretation of changes in WHR in older persons. However, these findings were obtained in a cross-sectional study and should be verified in a longitudinal perspective. Copyright Birkhäuser Verlag Basel, 2002

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  • Benedetta Bartali & Enrico Benvenuti & Anna Maria Corsi & Stefania Bandinelli & Cosimo Roberto Russo & Angelo Di Iorio & Fulvio Lauretani & Luigi Ferrucci, 2002. "Changes in anthropometric measures in men and women across the life-span: findings from the inCHIANTI study," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 47(5), pages 336-348, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:47:y:2002:i:5:p:336-348
    DOI: 10.1007/PL00012644
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    1. Vesna Boraska & Aaron Day-Williams & Christopher S Franklin & Katherine S Elliott & Kalliope Panoutsopoulou & Ioanna Tachmazidou & Eva Albrecht & Stefania Bandinelli & Lawrence J Beilin & Murielle Boc, 2012. "Genome-Wide Association Study to Identify Common Variants Associated with Brachial Circumference: A Meta-Analysis of 14 Cohorts," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 7(3), pages 1-10, March.
    2. Bonanno, Alessandro & Bimbo, Francesco & Cleary, Rebecca & Castellari, Elena, 2018. "Food labels and adult BMI in Italy – An unconditional quantile regression approach," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 74(C), pages 199-211.

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