2018
DOI: 10.2147/dmso.s167294
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Performance of body mass index and percentage of body fat in predicting cardiometabolic risk factors in Thai adults

Abstract: BackgroundBody mass index (BMI) and percentage of body fat (PBF) are used to measure obesity; however, their performance in identifying cardiometabolic risk in Southeast Asians is unclear. Generally, Asian women have higher PBF and lower BMI than do men and other ethnic populations. This study was conducted to address whether a discord exists between these measures in predicting obesity-related cardiometabolic risk in a Thai population and to test whether associations between the measures and risk factors for … Show more

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“…18,19,43,44 Despite those widely acknowledged diagnostic doubts, BMI is a commonly accepted measure, extremely simple and convenient to use in clinical practice and research, indicates strong and stable relationships with BF%, and death from all causes. 23,45,46 The use of BMI in combination with other anthropometric measures is recommended as a more effective way of assessing obesity. 47 Frequently, indicators of WC and WHR adipose tissue distribution within the body are recommended with regard to detecting obesity and determining overall health hazard, in view of the strong links between abdominal obesity and CVDs.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…18,19,43,44 Despite those widely acknowledged diagnostic doubts, BMI is a commonly accepted measure, extremely simple and convenient to use in clinical practice and research, indicates strong and stable relationships with BF%, and death from all causes. 23,45,46 The use of BMI in combination with other anthropometric measures is recommended as a more effective way of assessing obesity. 47 Frequently, indicators of WC and WHR adipose tissue distribution within the body are recommended with regard to detecting obesity and determining overall health hazard, in view of the strong links between abdominal obesity and CVDs.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The mean serum creatinine (SCr) was 2.5 ± 1.6 mg/dL (95% confidence interval [CI] of 1.48 to 3.29 mg/dL). In addition, the median muscle mass and soft lean mass were 22.5 ± 5.8 and 39.6 ± 8.7 kg, respectively, which was significantly lower than those in normal-weight and lean populations 26 ( p < 0.01).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 68%
“…The body mass index (BMI) is the most widely used weight status measure in epidemiology, clinical care and clinical nutrition because its simplicity (the calculation includes body weight in kilograms divided by the square of an individual's height in meters (kg / m 2 ) (Vanavanan et al, 2018). However, BMI does not give information about the relative proportions of fat and lean body mass (Merli et al, 2019).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%