Waist circumference, BMI, and visceral adipose tissue in white women and women of African descent.
Obesity (Silver Spring)
; 19(3): 671-4, 2011 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
Although waist circumference (WC) is a marker of visceral adipose tissue (VAT), WC cut-points are based on BMI category. We compared WC-BMI and WC-VAT relationships in blacks and whites. Combining data from five studies, BMI and WC were measured in 1,409 premenopausal women (148 white South Africans, 607 African-Americans, 186 black South Africans, 445 West Africans, 23 black Africans living in United States). In three of five studies, participants had VAT measured by computerized tomography (n = 456). Compared to whites, blacks had higher BMI (29.6 ± 7.6 (mean ± s.d.) vs. 27.6 ± 6.6 kg/m², P = 0.001), similar WC (92 ± 16 vs. 90 ± 15 cm, P = 0.27) and lower VAT (64 ± 42 vs. 101 ± 59 cm², P < 0.001). The WC-BMI relationship did not differ by race (blacks ß (s.e.) WC = 0.42 (.01), whites ß (s.e.) WC = 0.40 (0.01), P = 0.73). The WC-VAT relationship was different in blacks and whites (blacks ß (s.e.) WC = 1.38 (0.11), whites ß (s.e.) WC = 3.18 (0.21), P < 0.001). Whites had a greater increase in VAT per unit increase in WC. WC-BMI and WC-VAT relationships did not differ among black populations. As WC-BMI relationship did not differ by race, the same BMI-based WC guidelines may be appropriate for black and white women. However, if WC is defined by VAT, race-specific WC thresholds are required.
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Asunto principal:
Negro o Afroamericano
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Composición Corporal
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Índice de Masa Corporal
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Población Blanca
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Grasa Intraabdominal
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Circunferencia de la Cintura
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Obesidad Abdominal
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Obesity (Silver Spring)
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
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FISIOLOGIA
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METABOLISMO
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos