scholarly journals Nutritional status of healthy, active, Chinese elderly

1988 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Woo ◽  
S. C. Ho ◽  
S. P. B. Donnan ◽  
R. Swaminathan
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Fat Free Mass ◽  
Elderly Subjects ◽  
Muscle Area ◽  
Chinese Elderly ◽  
Elderly Chinese ◽  
Total Body ◽  
Index Weight

1. Anthropometric indices are presented for 402 healthy Chinese elderly subjects leading an active life in the community in Hong Kong.2. Women had higher body-mass index (weight/height2) and body fat, while fat-free mass, arm-muscle circumference and corrected arm-muscle area were higher in men. Body-mass index, fat-free mass, arm-muscle circumference and corrected arm-muscle area did not decline with age. Total body fat was lower in women aged 75 years and above compared with those aged 60–64 years.3. All values were lower than those for elderly Caucasians. A different criteria for severe wasting malnutrition among elderly Chinese should be established.

Annual Changes in Total Body Fat and Fat-free Mass in Children from 8 to 18 Years in Relation to Changes in Body Mass Index: The Fels Longitudinal Study

2006 ◽  
Vol 904 (1) ◽  
pp. 420-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROGER M. SIERVOGEL ◽  
L. MICHELE MAYNARD ◽  
WAYNE A. WISEMANDLE ◽  
ALEX F. ROCHE ◽  
SHUMEI S. GUO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Fat Free Mass ◽  
Total Body Fat ◽  
Annual Changes ◽  
Total Body

scholarly journals Body mass index and waist circumference are better predictors of insulin resistance than total body fat percentage in middle-aged and elderly Taiwanese

Medicine ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 96 (39) ◽  
pp. e8126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiu-Hua Cheng ◽  
Yu-Chung Tsao ◽  
I-Shiang Tzeng ◽  
Hai-Hua Chuang ◽  
Wen-Cheng Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Body Fat Percentage ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Fat Percentage ◽  
Total Body Fat ◽  
Total Body

scholarly journals Associations of blood glucose levels with some diabetes risk factors (body mass index, blood pressure and total body fat) in inhabitants of Ho Municipality, Ghana: A cross-sectional survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 21` (01) ◽  
pp. 17365-17378
Author(s):  
Nii Korley Kortei ◽  
◽  
A Koryo-Dabrah ◽  
SK Angmorterh ◽  
D Adedia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Lifestyle Modification ◽  
Total Body Fat ◽  
Total Body

One complex metabolic disorder that can unenviably affect the normal human physiology is diabetes mellitus(DM). It is indeed one of the commonest non-communicable diseases that has heightened to an epidemic level worldwide. For diseases like DM, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, type II DM, and other chronic diseases, body mass index (BMI) is identified as a positive and independent risk factor associated with morbidity and mortality. The objective of the study was to determine the relationships between BMI,blood pressure, and total body fat among inhabitants of peri-urban Ho, Ghana. Across-sectional survey was carried out between May and June,2018,among 132 inhabitants of Ho to determine the prevalence and associations among DM risk factors.The participants were selected by systematic random sampling. Standardized international protocols were used to measure BMI, blood pressure, blood glucose, and total body fat. Out of 132 respondents, majority 96 (72.7%) were female and the most common age group was 54-60 (31.1%). From the BMI classifications, 65 (49.2%) people were of normal weight while 6 (4.5%) were underweight. Total body fat (%) and blood pressure, likewise total body fat and BMI recorded significant associations of values (0.299, p<0.001-systolic; 0.298, p=0.001-diastolic), and 0.585(p<0.001),respectively. On the contrary, there were insignificant associations found between blood glucose and diastolic blood pressure and also blood glucose and systolic blood pressure(0.100, p=0.253)and (0.057. p=0.514),respectively using the Spearman’s correlation analysis. Lastly,the test of association of socio-demographics and anthropometrics revealed there was a significant (p<0.001)correlation between total body fat and BMI using Pearson’s correlation analysis. BMI is closely related to total body fat and blood pressure;hence,education on lifestyle modification needs to be intensified to create awareness among the inhabitants of Ho municipality of Ghana.It is imperative to educate Ghanaians and beyond about the risk factor associations that predispose an individual to DM.

scholarly journals Evaluation of upper arm muscle and fat area of children and adolescents from Ankara, Turkey

2020 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-208
Author(s):  
Cansev Meşe Yavuz ◽  
Başak Koca Özer
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Skinfold Thickness ◽  
Fat Free Mass ◽  
Upper Arm ◽  
Muscle Area ◽  
High Positive Correlation ◽  
Local Reference ◽  
Nutritional Status Of Children

AbstractArm anthropometry is a commonly used method for determining the nutritional status of children and adolescents. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the arm anthropometry of 1484 children and adolescents (760 boys and 724 girls) aged between 6–17 years. The sample groups are selected who are living in Ankara to establish local reference values. In order to determine upper Arm Muscle Area (AMA) and upper Arm Fat Area (AFA), height, weight, upper arm circumference and triceps skinfold thickness measurements were taken in accordance with International Biological Program (IBP) protocols. Smoothed percentiles of AMA and AFA were obtained. Body mass index was calculated with weight and height measurements (kg/m2). Fat mass (FM) and fat free mass (FFM) were measured using bio-impedance analyzer. According to the obtained results, arm muscle area values were higher in boys and arm fat area was higher in girls. In addition, sex difference in these variables increased with age. There was a high positive correlation between body mass index (BMI) and AMA, AFA. It has been found that there is a difference in AMA and AFA values for Ankara children compared to previous studies in Turkey.

scholarly journals Childhood Craniopharyngioma: A 22-Year Challenging Follow-Up in a Single Center

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (09) ◽  
pp. 675-682 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrícia Tosta-Hernandez ◽  
Adriana Siviero-Miachon ◽  
Nasjla da Silva ◽  
Andrea Cappellano ◽  
Marcelo Pinheiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Growth Hormone ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Human Growth Hormone ◽  
Recombinant Human Growth Hormone ◽  
Human Growth ◽  
Z Score ◽  
Total Body Fat ◽  
Total Body

AbstractCraniopharyngioma is a sellar/suprasellar benign tumor whose aggressiveness may imply in endocrine disturbances (hypothalamic obesity and hormone deficiencies). Fifty-seven patients were evaluated according to clinical characteristics, hypothalamic involvement, type of treatment, anthropometric variables, adiposity indexes (body mass index Z score category at diagnosis and post-treatment, total body fat, visceral adipose tissue, and metabolic syndrome components) and analyzed through multiple regression and logistic models. Patients were stratified according to growth hormone deficiency and recombinant human growth hormone use. Mean ages at diagnosis and at study evaluation were 9.6 and 16.6 years old, respectively. A set of 43/57 (75.4%) patients presented with important hypothalamic involvement, 24/57 (42.1%) received surgical treatment and cranial radiotherapy, and 8/57 (14%) interferon-α exclusively. Fifty-five patients (96.5%) were considered growth hormone deficient, and 26/57 (45.6%) grew despite no recombinant human growth hormone replacement therapy. At diagnosis, 12/57 (21%) patients were obese, and 33/57 (57.9%) at study evaluation, and after 3.2 years (median) post first therapy. There was no influence of height Z score on body mass index Z score. Body mass index Z score at diagnosis positively influenced body mass index Z score, total body fat, waist circumference and the presence of the metabolic syndrome post-treatment. Replacement of recombinant human growth hormone decreased total body fat and visceral adipose tissue. Craniopharyngioma patients worsened body mass index Z score category 3.2 years (median) after first treatment. Body mass index Z score increased due to real weight gain, without height decrease. Replacement of recombinant human growth hormone had beneficial effect on adiposity.

scholarly journals Body fat mass in normal weight subjects

2002 ◽  
Vol 55 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 407-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edita Stokic ◽  
Biljana Srdic ◽  
Andrea Peter ◽  
Tatjana Ivkovic-Lazar
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Optimal Parameter ◽  
Bioelectrical Impedance ◽  
Impedance Analysis ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Sarcopenic Obesity ◽  
Total Body ◽  
Novi Sad

Obesity is characterized by excessive body fat accumulation which may lead to serious health problems and complications. Body mass index is the most optimal parameter to evaluate the level of nutritional status and diagnose obesity. However, modern techniques studying body composition can more accurately determine whether the gain of body weight was on the account of body fat, lean body mass or total body water. If one's body mass index is in the range of normal values but the amount of body fat is above normal range, we talk about sarcopenic obesity. In order to evaluate presence of sarcopenic obesity, a group of 140 normal weight students of the Faculty of Medicine in Novi Sad were measured. Apart from standard anthropometrical parameters the amount of body fat was also determined by using the method of bioelectrical impedance analysis. Sarcopenic obesity was diagnosed in 25.71% of examined students. By using body mass index values this type of obesity cannot be diagnosed, and knowing that a higher amount of body fat in normal weight persons can lead to complications, especially metabolic, it is of great importance to evaluate the amount of body fat accurately.

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