RAI-MDS 2.0 Nutritional Care Resource Guide April 2011 - CCIM

For persons 65 years and older the “normal’ range may begin slightly above BMI 18.5 and extend into the“overweight” range.Reference: Health CanadaBMI must be taken into consideration with other weight parameters – height and weight tables for the elderly, weightchanges, usual versus ideal adult body weights, ethnic differencesUse of Usual Body Weight is the most important factor in assessing weight changesAdditional References:Average Weight (kg) for Height for Ages 65-94 years, Master, Laser, Beckman, 1960NHANES BMI men, NHANES BMI womenLTC Action Group, Dietitians of CanadaRevised June 2008Adapted from LTC Action Group, Dietitians of Canada 2008For Information: 416.327.7625 35ltchrai@ontario.ca35