The Anthropometric Measure ‘A Body Shape Index’ May Predict the Risk of Osteoporosis in Middle-Aged and Older Korean People

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ID15469016
AuthorsBokun Kim (0000-0001-9553-3368, Inje University), Gwon-Min Kim (0000-0001-7901-3506, Pusan National University Hospital), Eonho Kim (0000-0002-1907-390X, Dongguk University), Joonsung Park (0000-0003-0537-9657, Silla University), Joon-Sung Park (0000-0003-4740-3061, Silla University), Tomonori Isobe (0000-0002-0868-5425, University of Tsukuba), Yutaro Mori (0000-0002-6487-0940, University of Tsukuba), Sechang Oh (0000-0002-7457-9305, R Professional University Of Rehabilitation, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue8
Pages4926-4926
Publication date2022-04-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19084926
PMID35457793
OpenAlexW4224238605
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited36

A body shape index (ABSI) is a recently introduced index of abdominal adiposity, relative to body mass index and height, and represents an alternative to body mass index and waist circumference. We aimed to determine whether ABSI is associated with osteoporosis and the ability of ABSI to predict osteoporosis, to investigate the relationship between obesity and osteoporosis In total, 6717 Korean participants (3151 men and 3566 women; 63.6 ± 8.5 years) were recruited and placed into the Normal, Osteopenia, or Osteoporosis groups on the basis of the minimum T-scores of the lumbar spine, proximal femur, and femoral neck. The T-scores of each region and ABSI were compared among the groups and odds ratios and cut-off values of ABSI for osteoporosis were calculated. In participants of both sexes, ABSI tended to increase as bone health deteriorated. The men and women in the highest quartile of ABSI were 1.887 and 2.808 times more likely to have osteoporosis, respectively, and the potential ABSI cut-off values for osteoporosis were 0.0813 and 0.0874 for male and female participants, respectively. These findings suggest that augmentation of ABSI and obesity is associated with a higher risk of osteoporosis and that ABSI may predict the risk of osteoporosis

Anthropometry · Body mass index · Body Shape Index · Bone mineral · Classification of obesity · Osteopenia · Osteoporosis · Waist · Body Composition Measurement Techniques · Bone health and osteoporosis research · Medicine · Nutrition and Health in Aging · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

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