A Better Index of Body Adiposity

Datos Bibliográficos

ID23325871
AutoresRichard N Bergman (0000-0003-1539-4471, University of Southern California), Darko Stefanovski (0000-0002-4654-0569, University of Southern California), Thomas A Buchanan (0000-0001-7892-5132, University of Southern California), Anne E Sumner (0000-0001-9640-8999, National Institutes of Health), James C Reynolds (0000-0003-1176-3030, National Institutes of Health), Nancy G Sebring (National Institutes of Health), Anny H Xiang (0000-0003-2786-1268, Kaiser Permanente), Richard M Watanabe (0000-0003-1015-0531, University of Southern California, autor de correspondencia)
Año2011
Volumen19
Número5
Páginas1083-1089
Fecha de publicación2011-05-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaObesity (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1930-7381 • E-ISSN: 1930-739X
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1038/oby.2011.38
PMID21372804
PMCIDPMC3275633
OpenAlexW2114872842
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas56
Referencias citadas27

Obesity is a growing problem in the United States and throughout the world. It is a risk factor for many chronic diseases. The BMI has been used to assess body fat for almost 200 years. BMI is known to be of limited accuracy, and is different for males and females with similar %body adiposity. Here, we define an alternative parameter, the body adiposity index (BAI = ((hip circumference)/((height) 1.5 )–18)). The BAI can be used to reflect %body fat for adult men and women of differing ethnicities without numerical correction. We used a population study, the “BetaGene” study, to develop the new index of body adiposity. %Body fat, as measured by the dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry (DXA), was used as a “gold standard” for validation. Hip circumference ( R = 0.602) and height ( R = −0.524) are strongly correlated with %body fat and therefore chosen as principal anthropometric measures on which we base BAI. The BAI measure was validated in the “Triglyceride and Cardiovascular Risk in African‐Americans (TARA)” study of African Americans. Correlation between DXA‐derived %adiposity and the BAI was R = 0.85 for TARA with a concordance of C_b = 0.95. BAI can be measured without weighing, which may render it useful in settings where measuring accurate body weight is problematic. In summary, we have defined a new parameter, the BAI, which can be calculated from hip circumference and height only. It can be used in the clinical setting even in remote locations with very limited access to reliable scales. The BAI estimates %adiposity directly.

Anthropometry · Body adiposity index · Body Fat Percentage · Body mass index · Body Shape Index · Bone mineral · Circumference · Classification of obesity · Concordance · Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry · Environmental health · Fat mass · Obesity · Osteoporosis · Population · Body Composition Measurement Techniques · Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity · Demography · Internal Medicine · Mathematics · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet