Significance and agreement between obesity anthropometric measurements and indices in adults: a population-based study from the United Arab Emirates
Abstract Background The rates of overweight and obese adults in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have increased dramatically in recent decades. Several anthropometric measurements are used to assess body weight status. Some anthropometric measurements might not be convenient to use in certain communit...
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| description | Abstract Background The rates of overweight and obese adults in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have increased dramatically in recent decades. Several anthropometric measurements are used to assess body weight status. Some anthropometric measurements might not be convenient to use in certain communities and settings. The objective of this study was to assess the agreement of four anthropometric measurements and indices of weight status and to investigate their associations with cardiometabolic risks. Methods The study design was a cross-section population-based study. Adults living in the Northern Emirates were surveyed. Fasting blood samples, blood pressure readings and anthropometric measurements were also collected. Results A total of 3531 subjects were included in this study. The prevalence of obesity/overweight was 66.4% based on body mass index (BMI), 61.7% based on waist circumference (WC), 64.6% based on waist–hip ratio (WHR) and 71% based on neck circumference (NC). There were moderate agreements between BMI and WC and between WC and WHR, with kappa (k) ranging from 0.41 to 0.60. NC showed poor agreement with BMI, WC and WHR, with k ranging from 0 to 0.2. Overweight and obesity based on BMI, WC and WHR were significantly associated with cardiometabolic risks. Conclusion Overall, there was a moderate to a poor agreement between BMI, WC, WHR and NC. Particularly, NC showed poor agreement with BMI, WC and WHR. BMI and WC showed better performance for identifying cardiometabolic risks than WHR and NC. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6eea04d3f61f4fbb81c33199b086bfe62022-12-21T18:43:34ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582021-08-0121111010.1186/s12889-021-11650-7Significance and agreement between obesity anthropometric measurements and indices in adults: a population-based study from the United Arab EmiratesIbrahim Mahmoud0Nabil Sulaiman1College of Medicine, University of SharjahCollege of Medicine, University of SharjahAbstract Background The rates of overweight and obese adults in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have increased dramatically in recent decades. Several anthropometric measurements are used to assess body weight status. Some anthropometric measurements might not be convenient to use in certain communities and settings. The objective of this study was to assess the agreement of four anthropometric measurements and indices of weight status and to investigate their associations with cardiometabolic risks. Methods The study design was a cross-section population-based study. Adults living in the Northern Emirates were surveyed. Fasting blood samples, blood pressure readings and anthropometric measurements were also collected. Results A total of 3531 subjects were included in this study. The prevalence of obesity/overweight was 66.4% based on body mass index (BMI), 61.7% based on waist circumference (WC), 64.6% based on waist–hip ratio (WHR) and 71% based on neck circumference (NC). There were moderate agreements between BMI and WC and between WC and WHR, with kappa (k) ranging from 0.41 to 0.60. NC showed poor agreement with BMI, WC and WHR, with k ranging from 0 to 0.2. Overweight and obesity based on BMI, WC and WHR were significantly associated with cardiometabolic risks. Conclusion Overall, there was a moderate to a poor agreement between BMI, WC, WHR and NC. Particularly, NC showed poor agreement with BMI, WC and WHR. BMI and WC showed better performance for identifying cardiometabolic risks than WHR and NC.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11650-7AgreementAnthropometric measurementsCardiometabolicObesityOverweight |
| spellingShingle | Ibrahim Mahmoud Nabil Sulaiman Significance and agreement between obesity anthropometric measurements and indices in adults: a population-based study from the United Arab Emirates BMC Public Health Agreement Anthropometric measurements Cardiometabolic Obesity Overweight |
| title | Significance and agreement between obesity anthropometric measurements and indices in adults: a population-based study from the United Arab Emirates |
| title_full | Significance and agreement between obesity anthropometric measurements and indices in adults: a population-based study from the United Arab Emirates |
| title_fullStr | Significance and agreement between obesity anthropometric measurements and indices in adults: a population-based study from the United Arab Emirates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Significance and agreement between obesity anthropometric measurements and indices in adults: a population-based study from the United Arab Emirates |
| title_short | Significance and agreement between obesity anthropometric measurements and indices in adults: a population-based study from the United Arab Emirates |
| title_sort | significance and agreement between obesity anthropometric measurements and indices in adults a population based study from the united arab emirates |
| topic | Agreement Anthropometric measurements Cardiometabolic Obesity Overweight |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11650-7 |
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