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Relationship of Fat Mass Index and Fat Free Mass Index With Body Mass Index and Association With Function, Cognition and Sarcopenia in Pre-Frail Older Adults [PDF]

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021
BackgroundBody mass index (BMI) is an inadequate marker of obesity, and cannot distinguish between fat mass, fat free mass and distribution of adipose tissue. The purpose of this study was twofold.
Reshma Aziz Merchant, Reshma Aziz Merchant, Santhosh Seetharaman, Lydia Au, Michael Wai Kit Wong, Beatrix Ling Ling Wong, Li Feng Tan, Matthew Zhixuan Chen, Shu Ee Ng, John Tshon Yit Soong, Richard Jor Yeong Hui, Sing Cheer Kwek, John E. Morley   +12 more
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Association between fat mass index, fat‐free mass index and hemoglobin A1c in a Japanese population: The Tohoku Medical Megabank Community‐based Cohort Study [PDF]

Journal of Diabetes Investigation, 2022
Aims/Introduction Fat mass and fat‐free mass affect glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels and blood glucose levels, respectively. The aim of the present study was to examine the association between the fat mass index and fat‐free mass index with HbA1c ...
Masato Takase, Tomohiro Nakamura, Takumi Hirata, Naho Tsuchiya, Mana Kogure, Fumi Itabashi, Naoki Nakaya, Yohei Hamanaka, Junichi Sugawara, Kichiya Suzuki, Nobuo Fuse, Akira Uruno, Eiichi N Kodama, Shinichi Kuriyama, Ichiro Tsuji, Shigeo Kure, Atsushi Hozawa   +16 more
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Comparison of obesity and metabolic syndrome prevalence using fat mass index, body mass index and percentage body fat. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundAccurate obesity classification is important so that appropriate intervention can be instituted to modify metabolic risk factors. Commonly utilized body mass index (BMI) and percentage body fat (PBF) are influenced by lean mass whereas fat mass
Joseph C Wong, Sheila O'Neill, Belinda R Beck, Mark R Forwood, Soo Keat Khoo   +4 more
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Relationship of fat mass index and fat free mass index with body mass index and association with sleeping patterns and physical activity in Saudi young adults women [PDF]

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
Aim To analyze the association between Fat Mass Index (FMI), Free Fat Mass Index (FFMI), Free Fat Mass/Fat Mass (FFM/FM), and Body Mass Index (BMI) among young adult Saudi women and to explore how these body composition indices are associated with sleep ...
Alaa A. AlMasud, Shaima A. Alothman, Nada Benajiba, Seham Alqahtani, Afnan A. Alatr, Anfal A. Alshatowy, Ghadah E. Alenezy, Ghaida M. Alshahrani, Laylas A. Alhussain, Noha I. Alnashwan, Norah A. Alshimali, Nourah A. Alneghamshi, Nashmia M. Aljasser, Mashael A. Huwaikem   +13 more
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Association between the combined fat mass and fat-free mass index and hypertension: The Tohoku Medical Megabank Community-based Cohort Study

Clinical and Experimental Hypertension, 2021
Background A  higher body fat percentage is associated with hypertension, even in non-obese individuals. The difference in body composition may be related to hypertension. The fat mass index (FMI) and fat-free mass index (FFMI) are proposed indicators of
Masato Takase, Tomohiro Nakamura, Naho Tsuchiya, Mana Kogure, Fumi Itabashi, Akira Narita, Takumi Hirata, Naoki Nakaya, Yohei Hamanaka, Junichi Sugawara, Kichiya Suzuki, Nobuo Fuse, Akira Uruno, Eiichi N Kodama, Shinichi Kuriyama, Ichiro Tsuji, Shigeo Kure, Atsushi Hozawa   +17 more
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Associations of the fat-free mass index and the fat mass index with the risk of developing diabetes and prediabetes in US adults: a nationally representative cross-sectional study [PDF]

Lipids in Health and Disease
Background Obesity and overweight, as determined by the body mass index (BMI), are harmful to metabolic health. However, the BMI can not reflect body composition or fat distribution. The fat-free mass index (FFMI) and the fat mass index (FMI) can provide
Da Liu, You-Lan Lei, Li Zhang, Wenyao Wang, Chunli Shao, Qing Zhou, Haiping Liu, Jun Wen, Jingjia Wang, Chen Li, Yiming Luo, Jingxin Rao, Yukun Shi, Gang Liu, Jie Yang, Mingqi Zheng, Yi-Da Tang   +16 more
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Performance of Body Fat Percentage, Fat Mass Index and Body Mass Index for Detecting Cardiometabolic Outcomes in Brazilian Adults [PDF]

Nutrients, 2023
Bianca Rodrigues De Oliveira, Maylla Luanna Barbosa Martins Braganca, Braganca Maylla Luanna Barbosa Martins   +2 more
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Body mass index percentiles versus body composition assessments: Challenges for disease risk classifications in children

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
BackgroundIdentifying at-risk children with optimal specificity and sensitivity to allow for the appropriate intervention strategies to be implemented is crucial to improving the health and well-being of children. We determined relationships of body mass
Jody L. Clasey, Jody L. Clasey, Elizabeth A. Easley, Elizabeth A. Easley, Margaret O. Murphy, Stefan G. Kiessling, Arnold Stromberg, Aric Schadler, Hong Huang, John A. Bauer   +9 more
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Trends in BMI Percentile and Body Fat Percentage in Children 12 to 17 Years of Age

Children, 2022
This study evaluates the cross-sectional trends in body fat percentage (BF%) and body mass index (BMI) percentile rank, and the relationship between the two in 332 (177 boys, 155 girls) 12- to 17-year-old children.
Pat R. Vehrs, Gilbert W. Fellingham, Angela McAferty, Laurel Kelsey   +3 more
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Correlation of body fat percentage, fat mass index, and fat-free mass index with cardiovascular parameters in non-obese young adults

National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2021
Background: Obesity is a growing health problem worldwide across all age groups and is associated with a number of disease conditions out of which cardiovascular diseases and metabolic syndrome are prominent.
Aparajita Priyadarshini, Snigdha Prava Mishra, Pradip Kumar Behera   +2 more
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