Age variations in the relation of body mass indices to estimates of body fat and muscle mass
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8317044 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marc S Micozzi (Armed Forces Institute of Pathology), Tamara M Harris, Tamara Harris (National Center for Health Statistics) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 375-379 |
| Publication date | 1990-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.1330810307 |
| PMID | 2327479 |
| OpenAlex | W2112314091 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 27 |
In some chronic disease studies, distinctions have been made regarding the importance of body mass index (BMI) as a risk factor in younger versus older men and women. In order to determine the significance of these differences in BMI‐disease associations, we determined the extent of age‐dependent variations in the relation of BMIs to body composition in large probablity samples of U.S. men and women from the First and Second U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES I and II). BMIs are more highly correlated with estimates of body fat in younger than in older men and women, and with muscle mass in older than in younger adults. Caution should be exercised in interpreting the significance of BMI as a risk factor for chronic disease, particularly in comparison of age groups
Body mass index · Disease · Environmental health · Muscle mass · National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey · Population · Risk factor · Statistical significance · Body Composition Measurement Techniques · Demography · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Nutrition and Health in Aging · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,28 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2018 (29) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |