An anthropometry-based equation of fat mass percentage as a valid discriminator of obesity.
Public Health Nutr
; 22(7): 1250-1258, 2019 05.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To develop a new predictive equation for fat mass percentage (%FM) based on anthropometric measurements and to assess its ability to discriminate between obese and non-obese individuals.DESIGN:
Cross-sectional study.SETTING:
Mexican adults.ParticipantsAdults (n 275; 181 women) aged 20-63 years with BMI between 17·4 and 42·4 kg/m2.RESULTS:
Thirty-seven per cent of our sample was obese using %FM measured by air-displacement plethysmography (BOD POD®; Life Measurement Instruments). The fat mass was computed from the difference between weight and fat-free mass (FFM). FFM was estimated using an equation obtained previously in the study from weight, height and sex of the individuals. The %FM estimated from the obtained FFM showed a sensitivity of 90·3 (95 % CI 86·8, 93·8) % and a specificity of 58·0 (95 % CI 52·1, 63·8) % in the diagnosis of obesity. Ninety-three per cent of participants with obesity and 65 % of participants without obesity were correctly classified.CONCLUSIONS:
The anthropometry-based equation obtained in the present study could be used as a screening tool in clinical and epidemiological studies not only to estimate the %FM, but also to discriminate the obese condition in populations with similar characteristics to the participant sample.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Antropometria
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Tecido Adiposo
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Obesidade
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article