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8213331

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-10-27
pubmed:abstractText
A group of 186 apparently normal women was divided into three age groups (average ages 65.3 +/- 4.4, 74.7 +/- 5.5, and 80.9 +/- 4.2 years, respectively) and their body composition was studied using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. The fat, fat-free, and mineral components were quantitated, and the fat-free compartment was calculated to define a four-compartment model of body composition (fat, fat-free, mineral, and water). Fat decreases with age, as shown by the comparison of the group whose average age was 75 years with the 65-year-old group (p < 0.01) and 80-year-old group (p < 0.005). Soft-tissue mass was greater in the 80-year-old group (p < 0.025) than in the 75-year-old group. Water was lower in the two older groups (p < 0.02 and p < 0.005, respectively), and the mineral component showed no differences. The decreased fat, increased soft tissues, and absence of changes in the mineral component may be related to an improvement in habits and lifestyle in recent years.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0002-0729
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
265-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Four-compartment model of body composition of normal elderly women.
pubmed:affiliation
Departamento de Medícina, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't