Different correlation of body mass index with body fatness and obesity-related biomarker according to age, sex and race-ethnicity

Abstract The relationship between body mass index (BMI) and body fatness could differ according to age, sex, and race-ethnicity. We aimed to evaluate in which contexts BMI could be a good measure for body fatness compared to dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) derived measures. The study populati...

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Main Authors: Su-Min Jeong, Dong Hoon Lee, Leandro F. M. Rezende, Edward L. Giovannucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-30527-w