The predictive ability of ABSI compared to BMI for mortality and frailty among older adults
Itamar Shafran,
Nir Y. Krakauer,
Jesse C. Krakauer
et al.
Abstract:IntroductionTo study the utility of A Body Shape Index (ABSI) alongside body mass index (BMI) to predict mortality and frailty in an aging community population.Materials and methodsParticipants (n = 1,580) were drawn from the first Israeli national health and nutrition survey of older adults (“Mabat Zahav”) conducted from 2005 to 2006, constituting adults aged ≥65 years. Socio-demographic, clinical, behavioral, and psychosocial data were collected. Baseline weight, height, and waist circumference (WC) were mea… Show more
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