Percent body fat is a better predictor of cardiovascular risk factors than body mass index
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the predictive values of percent body fat (PBF) and body mass index (BMI) for cardiovascular risk factors, especially when PBF and BMI are conflicting. BMI was calculated by the standard formula and PBF was determined by bioelectrical impedance anal...
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| description | The objective of the present study was to evaluate the predictive values of percent body fat (PBF) and body mass index (BMI) for cardiovascular risk factors, especially when PBF and BMI are conflicting. BMI was calculated by the standard formula and PBF was determined by bioelectrical impedance analysis. A total of 3859 ambulatory adult Han Chinese subjects (2173 males and 1686 females, age range: 18-85 years) without a history of cardiovascular diseases were recruited from February to September 2009. Based on BMI and PBF, they were classified into group 1 (normal BMI and PBF, N = 1961), group 2 (normal BMI, but abnormal PBF, N = 381), group 3 (abnormal BMI, but normal PBF, N = 681), and group 4 (abnormal BMI and PBF, N = 836). When age, gender, lifestyle, and family history of obesity were adjusted, PBF, but not BMI, was correlated with blood glucose and lipid levels. The odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for cardiovascular risk factors in groups 2 and 4 were 1.88 (1.45-2.45) and 2.06 (1.26-3.35) times those in group 1, respectively, but remained unchanged in group 3 (OR = 1.32, 95%CI = 0.92-1.89). Logistic regression models also demonstrated that PBF, rather than BMI, was independently associated with cardiovascular risk factors. In conclusion, PBF, and not BMI, is independently associated with cardiovascular risk factors, indicating that PBF is a better predictor. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-90b01f9dac2340529a5dccfd9736d6fb2022-12-22T01:58:35ZengAssociação Brasileira de Divulgação CientíficaBrazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research0100-879X1414-431X2012-07-01457591600Percent body fat is a better predictor of cardiovascular risk factors than body mass indexQiang ZengSheng-Yong DongXiao-Nan SunJing XieYi CuiThe objective of the present study was to evaluate the predictive values of percent body fat (PBF) and body mass index (BMI) for cardiovascular risk factors, especially when PBF and BMI are conflicting. BMI was calculated by the standard formula and PBF was determined by bioelectrical impedance analysis. A total of 3859 ambulatory adult Han Chinese subjects (2173 males and 1686 females, age range: 18-85 years) without a history of cardiovascular diseases were recruited from February to September 2009. Based on BMI and PBF, they were classified into group 1 (normal BMI and PBF, N = 1961), group 2 (normal BMI, but abnormal PBF, N = 381), group 3 (abnormal BMI, but normal PBF, N = 681), and group 4 (abnormal BMI and PBF, N = 836). When age, gender, lifestyle, and family history of obesity were adjusted, PBF, but not BMI, was correlated with blood glucose and lipid levels. The odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for cardiovascular risk factors in groups 2 and 4 were 1.88 (1.45-2.45) and 2.06 (1.26-3.35) times those in group 1, respectively, but remained unchanged in group 3 (OR = 1.32, 95%CI = 0.92-1.89). Logistic regression models also demonstrated that PBF, rather than BMI, was independently associated with cardiovascular risk factors. In conclusion, PBF, and not BMI, is independently associated with cardiovascular risk factors, indicating that PBF is a better predictor.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012000700005ObesityBody compositionBody mass indexCardiovascular diseaseRisk factorPercent body fatBioelectrical impedance |
| spellingShingle | Qiang Zeng Sheng-Yong Dong Xiao-Nan Sun Jing Xie Yi Cui Percent body fat is a better predictor of cardiovascular risk factors than body mass index Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research Obesity Body composition Body mass index Cardiovascular disease Risk factor Percent body fat Bioelectrical impedance |
| title | Percent body fat is a better predictor of cardiovascular risk factors than body mass index |
| title_full | Percent body fat is a better predictor of cardiovascular risk factors than body mass index |
| title_fullStr | Percent body fat is a better predictor of cardiovascular risk factors than body mass index |
| title_full_unstemmed | Percent body fat is a better predictor of cardiovascular risk factors than body mass index |
| title_short | Percent body fat is a better predictor of cardiovascular risk factors than body mass index |
| title_sort | percent body fat is a better predictor of cardiovascular risk factors than body mass index |
| topic | Obesity Body composition Body mass index Cardiovascular disease Risk factor Percent body fat Bioelectrical impedance |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012000700005 |
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