Nutrition Assessment
The nutrition assessment of an individual with a SCI may include the following parameters in the table below that use NCP terminology.
Monitoring and Evaluation
Some of the indicators that were measured in the nutrition assessment can be repeated in the nutrition monitoring and evaluation step.
| Anthropometric Measurements |
- Height/Length
- Weight
- Weight Change (% change over time)
- BMI
- Body Compartment Estimates (skinfold thickness, body fat percentage*)
- Growth Pattern
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