As a senior nutrition dietitian conducting home visits, you are attempting to assess nutrition status for an elderly female who cannot be weighed. Which of the following is useful in monitoring this woman?

a. tricep skinfold
b. knee height
c. wrist circumference
d. midarm circumference


Ans: d. midarm circumference

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