The use of body mass index (BMI) in the elderly is limited by the measurement of height
which is often unreliable. Armspan approximates to height at maturity. It may, therefore, be
an alternative to height in calculating BMI. We studied the relationship between height and
armspan in 101 elderly men and women. A comparison of BMI by height and armspan was
made. The correlation between height and armspan was 0.93. Armspan could be estimated
by doubling halfspan (recumbent). The mean difference between BMI by height and …

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alccoanglopathy-Jitter screening 120 diabetic patients we measured AA and its metabolite,
dehydroascorbic acid (DHA) and the ratio DHA/AA as an index of oxldatlve stress In venous
blood In:(1) 20 patients with microangiopathy, 9X. llP, mean age 69.«t8. 8;(2) 20 patients
without microangiopathy, 10M, 10F, mean age 6B. 0£ 8.8;(3) 40 controls, 131, 27F, mean …