South Asian Children Have Increased Body Fat in Comparison to White Children at the Same Body Mass Index
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15716313 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emma L J Eyre (0000-0002-4040-5921, Coventry University, corresponding author), Michael J Duncan (0000-0002-2016-6580, Coventry University), Alan Nevill (0000-0003-0506-3652, University of Wolverhampton) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 102-102 |
| Publication date | 2017-11-22 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Children (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/children4110102 |
| PMID | 29165375 |
| OpenAlex | W2769003876 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 19 |
The ability of body mass index (BMI) to predict excess fat in South Asian children is unknown. This cross-sectional study examines the influence of ethnicity on body fatness in children. Weight status and body fat were determined using BMI, waist circumference (WC), two skinfold sites (SF; triceps and subscapula) and leg-to-leg bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA; Tanita BF350, Tanita, Tokyo, Japan) in 194 children aged 8.47 ± 0.50 years from Coventry, United Kingdom. Biological maturity was also determined. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) identified significant differences between ethnic ( p p = 0.026), with a significant covariate for skinfold ( p p p p = 0.026, respectively, when adjusted for SF; -1.56 kg/m2, p p = 0.16, respectively, when adjusted for BIA) compared with white children and boys. The prediction model including ethnicity, gender and BIA explained 80.4% of the variance in BMI. Maturation was not found to be a significant covariate ( p > 0.05). To conclude, the findings suggest that BMI cut-points may need to be lowered in South Asian children, and thus age-by-sex-by-ethnicity specific BMI cut-points are needed in children. Further research examining body composition with health parameters in this population is needed
Anthropometry · Bioelectrical impedance analysis · Body Fat Percentage · Body mass index · Ethnic group · Fat mass · Obesity · Population · Waist · Body Composition Measurement Techniques · Demography · Medicine · Obesity and Health Practices · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Internal Medicine
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2022 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |