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Body fat measurement in Indian men: Comparison of three methods based on a two-compartment model. [PDF]

, 2005
Obesity is a major risk factor for diabetes and related disorders. The current classification of obesity is based on body mass index (BMI, kg/m(2)), which is a surrogate for the total body fat.
Sayyad, MG, Lubree, HG, Yudkin, JS, M G Sayyad, Bhat, DS, C S Yajnik, Chougule, SD, Kurpad, AV, P S Shetty, H G Lubree, A V Kurpad, Shetty, PS, K N Raut, Yajnik, CS, Rege, SS, S D Chougule, J S Yudkin, D S Bhat, Raut, KN, S S Rege   +19 more
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Visceral Adiposity Index, Body Fat Index and Fat Mass In Patients with Chronic Renal Failure

Haseki Tıp Bülteni, 2020
Aim:The aim of this study was to investigate the level of visceral adiposity index (VAI), body fat index and fat mass in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF).Methods:A total of 231 subjects were enrolled, of which 83, 64 and 84 subjects were ...
Sema Kunt, Şakir Özgür Keşkek
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Dietary determinants of changes in waist circumference adjusted for body mass index - a proxy measure of visceral adiposity [PDF]

, 2010
Background Given the recognized health effects of visceral fat, the understanding of how diet can modulate changes in the phenotype “waist circumference for a given body mass index (WCBMI)”, a proxy measure of visceral adiposity, is deemed necessary ...
Feskens, EJM, Masala, G, A, D.L., van der, Sorensen, T., Boeing, H, Palli, D, Sorensen, TIA, Wareham, N., Riboli, E., Halkjaer, J, Romaguera, D., Forouhi, N.G., Overvad, K, Jakobsen, M.U., Riboli, E, Huaidong, D.U., Jakobsen, MU, Palli, D., Masala, G., Aengquist, L, Angquist, L., Tjonneland, A, Boeing, H., Steffen, A., Overvad, K., van der A, DL, Feskens, E.J.M., Steffen, A, Halkjaer, J., Du, H, Forouhi, NG, Wareham, NJ, Romaguera, D, van der A, D.L., Tjonneland, A.   +34 more
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Tri-ponderal mass index and body mass index for estimating body fat in children in Surakarta, Indonesia

Jurnal Gizi Klinik Indonesia, 2022
Background: The body mass index parameter is currently used to determine obesity (excess body fat) in children. Using this measure has limitations in predicting body fat, particularly in adolescents.
Annang Giri Moelyo, Azzahra Fadhlila Aulia Nisa, Anita Sefti Astuti, Putri Ma’rifatul Mardiyah, Nur Fatimah Nikmatullah Azzainabi, Soebhita Hema Kumala, Cynthia Octaviani Rahayu, Lyviana Patrishia Purnata, Stefany Marcellia, Steiner Lukas Prisola   +9 more
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Evaluation of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis for Identifying Overweight Individuals at Increased Cardiometabolic Risk:A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]

, 2014
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether bioelectrical impedance analysis could be used to identify overweight individuals at increased cardiometabolic risk, defined as the presence of metabolic syndrome and/or diabetes.DESIGN AND METHODS: Cross-sectional study
Lamb Maxine J. E., Christopher D Byrne, Wilson, J.F., Lamb, M.J.E., Wild, S.H., Lamb, Maxine J E, Byrne, Christopher D, Wild, Sarah H; id_orcid, Wilson James F., Byrne Christopher D., Sarah H Wild, James F Wilson, Wild Sarah H., Wilson, James F; id_orcid, Byrne, Christopher D., Maxine J E Lamb   +15 more
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The Estimation of the Fat Free Mass Index in Athletes

Asian Journal of Sports Medicine, 2012
The purpose of this investigation was to compare a practical measurement of fat free mass index (FFMI) from bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) to the dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) value in collegiate athletes.Thirty-three male baseball players and 16 female gymnasts volunteered to participate in this study during their respective pre ...
Jeremy P, Loenneke, Jacob M, Wilson, Mandy E, Wray, Jeremy T, Barnes, Monica L, Kearney, Thomas J, Pujol   +5 more
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Are Ethnic and Gender Specific Equations Needed to Derive Fat Free Mass from Bioelectrical Impedance in Children of South Asian, Black African-Caribbean and White European Origin? Results of the Assessment of Body Composition in Children Study [PDF]

, 2013
Background Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a potentially valuable method for assessing lean mass and body fat levels in children from different ethnic groups.
Cook Derek G., Whincup, PH, Derek G Cook, Furness Cheryl A., Newton Sian L., Alicja R Rudnicka, Claire M. Nightingale (168851), Rudnicka Alicja R., Newton, SL, Howard Emma L., Sian L. Newton (474108), Gillings, RD, Whincup Peter H., Sian L Newton, Jonathan C K Wells, Furness, CA, Peter H. Whincup (168892), Wells, JC, Donin, AS, Angela S. Donin (179825), Howard, EL, Cheryl A Furness, Gillings Rachel D., Jonathan C. K. Wells (112583), Rudnicka, AR, Angela S Donin, Rachel D Gillings, Emma L. Howard (474110), Donin Angela S., Derek G. Cook (168879), Cheryl A. Furness (474109), Nightingale Claire M., Nightingale, CM, Wells Jonathan C. K., Owen Christopher G., Owen, CG, Rachel D. Gillings (474111), Cook, DG, Claire M Nightingale, Emma L Howard, Christopher G. Owen (168863), Alicja R. Rudnicka (168859), Christopher G Owen, Peter H Whincup   +43 more
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Body Fat Distribution, Overweight, and Cardiac Structures in School‐Age Children: A Population‐Based Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2020
Background Adiposity is associated with larger left ventricular mass in children and adults. The role of body fat distribution in these associations is not clear.
Liza Toemen, Susana Santos, Arno A. Roest, Gavro Jelic, Aad van der Lugt, Janine F. Felix, Willem A. Helbing, Romy Gaillard, Vincent W. V. Jaddoe   +8 more
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Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and body composition in US adolescents aged 12-18 years: an analysis of data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2011-2018

Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances, 2022
Background: The associations between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and obesity in adolescent remained unclear when considering imaging based methods such as dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scanning.
Li-Zi Lin, Li Cai, Zhao-Yan Liu, Jian Gao, Yang Zhou, Xiao-Yun Zeng, Yanqiu Ou, Guo-Ping Dong, Peng-Xin Dong, Qi-Zhen Wu, Chu Chu, Lu-Yin Wu, Li-Xia Liang, Shuang-Jian Qin, Xiao-Wen Zeng, Xiaomiao Zhao, Guang-Hui Dong   +16 more
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Association of fat mass index versus appendicular lean mass index with physical function – The Yishun Study

Aging and Health Research, 2022
Background: Increase in body fat and reduced muscle mass are common body composition changes with age and precedes functional impairment. However, it remains unclear whether increased adiposity or less lean mass is a stronger determinant of worse ...
Nien Xiang Tou, Shiou Liang Wee, Benedict Wei Jun Pang, Lay Khoon Lau, Khalid Abdul Jabbar, Wei Ting Seah, Kenneth Kexun Chen, Tze Pin Ng   +7 more
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