• When used to predict an individual's health, rather than as a statistical measurement for groups, the BMI has limitations that can make it less useful than some of the alternatives, especially when applied to individuals with abdominal obesity, short stature, or high muscle mass. (wikipedia.org)
  • The interest in an index that measures body fat came with observed increasing obesity in prosperous Western societies. (wikipedia.org)
  • Sleep loss is associated with increased obesity risk, as demonstrated by correlations between sleep duration and change in body mass index or body fat percentage. (nih.gov)
  • Since a body of literature implies that olfactory perception and function is hampered in obesity, we here investigate neuroanatomical correlates of this phenomenon. (frontiersin.org)
  • Additionally, we collected parameters associated with metabolic health in obesity (waist-hip ratio, waist-height ratio, leptin levels, body fat percentage, fat mass index, insulin resistance) to investigate recently proposed mechanistic explanatory models of why olfaction may be altered in obesity. (frontiersin.org)
  • Methods Circulating (n = 179) and hepatic expression (n = 95) of ghrelin and LEAP-2 were measured in patients with severe obesity and available liver pathology analysis undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). (unav.edu)
  • Central fatness, mostly intra-abdominal circumference is a better index of android fat, is medically more important than (abdominal) obesity than waist-to-hip ratio subcutaneous fat in the trunk. (who.int)
  • Routine evaluation of an expression of weight not adiposity [ 11 ] regional fat distribution on a wide scale and it provides no information on body fat requires methods that are simpler than distribution, so it can mask true obesity- dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), related risk in children [ 3 ]. (who.int)
  • data using mean and standard deviation of body weight, is an important measure Percentage regional fat in the paraspinal and for category data by number and of obesity, and a considerable evidence area and around the neck of the left percentage. (who.int)
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) is used as a useful population-level measure of overweight and obesity. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Our findings support the importance of taking age and gender in to consideration when using BMI to predict body fat percentage/obesity, in a population. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation in the body that may impair health [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A strong correlation has become evident between obesity and over ten different types of cancers. (westminster.ac.uk)
  • In the final rule, we added paragraphs to the prefaces of the musculoskeletal, respiratory, and cardiovascular body system listings that provide guidance about the potential effects obesity has in causing or contributing to impairments in those body systems. (ssa.gov)
  • Obesity is a complex, chronic disease characterized by excessive accumulation of body fat. (ssa.gov)
  • In one sense, the cause of obesity is simply that the energy (food) taken in exceeds the energy expended by the individual's body. (ssa.gov)
  • These guidelines classify overweight and obesity in adults according to Body Mass Index (BMI). (ssa.gov)
  • Compared with females who usually have an intensive peripheral fat distribution, central obesity is common in males. (e-trd.org)
  • Percentage of type-I fibers, blood pressure, physical activity, heart rate, and one obesity-related variable were the impartial variables. (ufe-eg.org)
  • 13] Farr JN,Dimitri P.The impact of fat and obesity on bone microarchitecture and strength in children[J].Calcified Tissue Int,2017,100 (5):500-513. (magtech.com.cn)
  • Introduction We aimed to test whether the serum adipokines leptin and adiponectin are more strongly associated with body fat percentage (BF%) than body mass index (BMI) in adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and overweight/obesity. (bmj.com)
  • Calculation of a Hispanic obesity index for workplace wellness programs. (cdc.gov)
  • To make assessment as accurate as possible, an "adjusted" weight-to-height index method is presented based on the method of RT Benn - the Obesity Index (weight/(height)P ) where "P" is the regression coefficient of the log (weight in kg) regressed against by the log(height in cm) of data observed for a given population and gender. (cdc.gov)
  • This research presents for the first time an alternate obesity index for Hispanic occupational groups, which is specific for both genders. (cdc.gov)
  • We investigated the effects of energy-restricted diet containing EVOO on body composition and metabolic disruptions related to obesity. (researchgate.net)
  • The preferred and more accurate obesity metric in academic community is the body fat percentage (BF%) - the ratio of the total weight of a person's fat to his or her body weight. (annexpublishers.co)
  • Unfortunately, accurate measurement of the body fat percentage is much more difficult than measurement of BMI [ 6 ].Thus, many researches recommend other obesity measurements including waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and skinfold thickness [ 5 , 7 ]. (annexpublishers.co)
  • This "obesity paradox" led researchers to hypothesize that greater body fat percentage might be independently associated with increased mortality because BMI is an imperfect measure of body fat. (endocrinologyadvisor.com)
  • Diet, exercise, and behavioral modification should be included in all obesity management approaches for body mass index (BMI) of 25 kg/m 2 or higher. (medscape.com)
  • Although several classifications and definitions for degrees of obesity are accepted, the most widely accepted classifications are those from the World Health Organization (WHO), based on body mass index (BMI). (medscape.com)
  • OBJECTIVE: To assess the probability of 5% or greater weight loss, 10% or greater weight loss, body mass index (BMI) reduction to a lower BMI category, and BMI reduction to the healthy weight category among US adults with initial overweight or obesity overall and by sex and race. (cdc.gov)
  • Stratified analyses showed the difference between the correlations were similar among boys and girls, among white children and Black children, and among children without obesity and those with obesity. (cdc.gov)
  • Obesity is usually measured using body mass index (BMI). (cdc.gov)
  • Common concerns when using low-calorie diets as a treatment for obesity are the reduction in fat-free mass, mostly muscular mass, that occurs together with the fat mass (FM) loss, and determining the best methodologies to evaluate body composition changes. (medscape.com)
  • [ 6 ] This could produce so-called sarcopenic obesity, that is, the coexistence of an excess of FM and a decline in FFM that yields a near-normal body weight. (medscape.com)
  • [ 7 ] Sarcopenic obesity constitutes a double impact on the health of patients, because the reduction in muscle mass and muscle strength is also a cause of cardiometabolic disorders, such as myocardial infarction and stroke, and other adverse health outcomes. (medscape.com)
  • An average the increasing prevalence of over- between their energy intake and en- person has an energy expenditure weight and obesity [4]. (who.int)
  • Food supply data Energy expenditure and are different between subjects, and showed an increase in fat availability obesity how overweight and obesity affect over the past 40 years [12]. (who.int)
  • Subsequently, the observed decrease in reported fat The main determinants of total en- interventions to control the obesity intake seems to be doubtful. (who.int)
  • ABSTRACT This cross-sectional study of 1283 healthy children (681 boys, 602 girls) aged 6-11 years tested the degree of correlation between waist circumference measurements and adiposity. (who.int)
  • For both sexes a highly positive correlation was found between waist circumference and BMI, percentage of body fat, subscapular and suprailiac skinfold thicknesses, and the sum of skinfold measures. (who.int)
  • They also had an average waist circumference of 93 cm and an average body fat percentage of 20 - 21% (3). (nsca.com)
  • Notably, in both groups, there were moderate correlations between length of service and measures of HRPF, including waist circumference, body fat percentage, dynamic strength, localized muscle endurance, and relative VO2max (3). (nsca.com)
  • The anthropometric variables used were neck circumference, waist circumference, skinfolds, and body mass index. (bvsalud.org)
  • 75% of participants have excessive body mass index and 67.5% with risky waist circumference. (bvsalud.org)
  • The neck circumference, 60% had increased values and 78.75% with the percentage of fat above the recommended. (bvsalud.org)
  • an association between poor sleep and body mass index and neck circumference has been demonstrated. (bvsalud.org)
  • The highest rates were found in children of primary school age involved in football: they have an average body length of 150 cm, body weight - 45.6 kg, waist circumference - 58 cm, hip circumference - 78 cm, relatively low physical development in children involved in football, in wrestling: body length - 128.0-145.0 cm, body weight - 32-45 kg, waist circumference - 58.5-63.3 cm, hip circumference - 68.3-75.6 cm. (openscience.uz)
  • To evaluate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and various measurements such as waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) in obese children. (annexpublishers.co)
  • However, an increase in the waist circumference is accompanied by a disproportionately greater increase in fat mass compared to lean mass, which could indicate an additional risk factor for future chronic diseases. (imed.pub)
  • The arm circumference as a public health index of protein-calorie malnutrition of early childhood. (imed.pub)
  • They also compared liver fat changes as determined by PDFF with changes in body mass index (BMI), weight, and waist circumference. (radiologytoday.net)
  • Body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio, and waist circumference are commonly used measures for estimating abdominal adiposity (6,7). (cdc.gov)
  • Especialista em Enfermagem em abdominal circumference, body mass index, waist-to-height ratio) had statistical significance with Unidade de Terapia Intensiva pelo Centro only two cardiovascular risk factors. (bvsalud.org)
  • BMI was designed to be used as a simple means of classifying average sedentary (physically inactive) populations, with an average body composition. (wikipedia.org)
  • Lohman, T.G. (1986) Applicability of body composition techniques and constants for children and youths. (scirp.org)
  • We aimed to study the BMI-BF% relationship, in a group of South Asian adults who have a different body composition compared to presently studied ethnic groups. (biomedcentral.com)
  • BIA is known to provide a rapid, non-invasive and relatively accurate measurement of body composition [ 17 ] with the possibility of utilizing at field settings. (biomedcentral.com)
  • While these are important, metabolic health includes many factors, such as your body composition, immune system health, and other health conditions you may face later down the road. (4life.com)
  • Poor body composition is an unhealthy ratio between muscle mass and body fat. (4life.com)
  • There were 152 men and 139 female (mean age, 46.3±9.92 years), and they were measured for the following: forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume at 1 second (FEV 1 ), and forced expiratory flow during the middle half of the FVC (FEF 25-75 ) from the forced expiratory volume curve by the spirometry, and the body composition by the bioelectrical impedance method. (e-trd.org)
  • Correlation and a multiple linear regression, between the body composition and pulmonary function, were used. (e-trd.org)
  • In a multiple linear regression of considering the body composition of the total group, FVC explained FFM, BMI, and FFMI in order (r 2 =0.579, 0.657, 0.663). (e-trd.org)
  • Correlation between body composition such as body mass index (BMI), waist measure, fat mass and pulmonary functions has been studied since later 1950s. (e-trd.org)
  • However, study results of correlation between pulmonary functions and body composition have been different from each other. (e-trd.org)
  • In addition, since the mechanism of body composition affecting pulmonary functions has not been fully understood, body composition is not used as a factor for equation predicting pulmonary function 2 , 3 . (e-trd.org)
  • As a result, difference in correlation according to changes in body composition is larger in males then in females 6 . (e-trd.org)
  • Several studies have shown that long-term consumption of a high-fat diet modulates mice's gut microbiota composition and functionality. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Objective To investigate the relationships among bone mineral density,body composition and bone metabolism related factors in normal and obese children and adolescents such as serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25-(OH)D],serum alkaline phosphatase(ALP),blood calcium,blood phosphorus,in order to provide reference for clinical assessment. (magtech.com.cn)
  • Bone density was measured using an ultrasonic bone density meter,meanwhile the body composition and various factors related to bone metabolism were measured. (magtech.com.cn)
  • Skinfold equations should be used with caution and, whenever possible, in combination with other body composition indicators. (scielo.org)
  • The US military commonly uses body composition as an indicator of a soldier's potential to meet the physical demands required of their occupation. (wku.edu)
  • Due to the diverse requirements between various military occupational specialties, what constitutes "ideal" body composition within these populations is a much-debated topic. (wku.edu)
  • Measures of body composition are not widely available in clinical practice or large research studies. (bmj.com)
  • When applied to Hispanic body composition, BMI is influenced by their short stature, short-leg length, long torso, large waist-to-hip ratios, and the location and distribution of upper body and lower body fat layers. (cdc.gov)
  • The purpose of this research was to provide a body composition calculation specific for Hispanic workers that includes Mexican, Cuban and Puerto Rican Americans. (cdc.gov)
  • Lastly a table describing body composition measurements, their application in the workplace, and their outcome value for workplace wellness programs is presented. (cdc.gov)
  • BMI is a measurement of the relationship between height and body weight, not body composition. (ophrp.org)
  • Accurate assessment of body composition is an important issue among athletes. (mdpi.com)
  • Thirty-eight male football players with a mean (sd) age of 16.7 (0.87) years, involved in the Portuguese national competition of U16 ( n = 13) and U19 ( n = 25), were evaluated and objective measures of body composition, muscle strength and football skills were collected by trained specialists. (mdpi.com)
  • Additionally we are evaluating the informative value of visceral body fat percentage as measured by a body composition analyzer. (cambridge.org)
  • However, due to the differences in body composition, the BMI is no longer an accurate indicator of nutritional status [ 5 ]. (annexpublishers.co)
  • The z-score for the arm muscle area (zAMA) and arm fat area (zAFA) and the WHtR were used to evaluate their body composition. (imed.pub)
  • Anthropometric standards: an interactive nutritional reference of body size and body composition for children and adults. (imed.pub)
  • This study aimed to evaluate the very-low-calorie ketogenic (VLCK) diet-induced changes in body composition of obese patients and to compare 3 different methodologies used to evaluate those changes. (medscape.com)
  • Body composition assessment was performed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), multifrequency bioelectrical impedance (MF-BIA), and air displacement plethysmography (ADP) techniques. (medscape.com)
  • A strong correlation was evidenced between the 3 methods of assessing body composition. (medscape.com)
  • Of the 3 body composition techniques used, the MF-BIA method seems more convenient in the clinical setting. (medscape.com)
  • To the best of our knowledge, no studies have exhaustively assessed the changes in body composition associated with this type of diet, and variations in muscle strength have been only assessed in athletes. (medscape.com)
  • Hence, the 2 main objectives of this study were to assess the changes in body composition and muscle strength promoted by a VLCK diet in the treatment of obese patients and to compare different methodologies used to evaluate body composition. (medscape.com)
  • To achieve this, body composition was evaluated by 3 potent and well-validated techniques: dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), multifrequency bioelectrical impedance analysis (MF-BIA), and air displacement plethysmography (ADP) at different stages during the weight reduction process induced by a VLCK diet. (medscape.com)
  • Inside a subgroup of 52 ladies matched for age and percentage of body fat assessment of regional extra fat by means of dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry showed the 3 ladies with the DD genotype experienced a modest decrease in lower-extremity extra fat as compared with the 49 ladies with the II or ID genotype (Table S1 in the Supplementary Appendix). (bioinf.org)
  • We compared correlations between changes in body fatness, calculated with dual-energy-x-ray absorptiometry, and changes in 3 BMI metrics: BMIz and percentage of the 50th (%50th) and 95th (%95th) percentiles in the CDC growth charts. (cdc.gov)
  • Data were analyzed using student's "t" test and Pearson's correlation coefficient. (tanaffosjournal.ir)
  • Pearson's correlations were used to identify relationships between BF%, BMI, and ACFT event raw and point scores with an alpha level of .05. (wku.edu)
  • The modern term "body mass index" (BMI) for the ratio of human body weight to squared height was coined in a paper published in the July 1972 edition of the Journal of Chronic Diseases by Ancel Keys and others. (wikipedia.org)
  • Lean male athletes often have a high muscle-to-fat ratio and therefore a BMI that is misleadingly high relative to their body-fat percentage. (wikipedia.org)
  • Moreover, we found weak to moderate negative correlations between OB volume and BMI and related measures of metabolic health, especially leptin, body fat percentage, waist-height ratio and insulin resistance. (frontiersin.org)
  • The purpose of this work is to identify in the anthropometrical indicators used here in this study the percentage of body fat, the body mass index (BMI) and the w aist-hip ratio (WHR), which present a correlation with the metabolic variables of heart rate, blood pressure (s ystolic and diastolic) and double product. (scirp.org)
  • The present study examined fat oxidation [reflected by respiratory exchange ratio (RER)] within an 8-week, self-led weight loss intervention. (uri.edu)
  • In addition to DEXA, osteoporosis examination can be performed with measurement of Body Mass Index (BMI), which is a ratio of weight and height. (walshmedicalmedia.com)
  • Correlations of these markers is explored against three different measures of adiposity - waist to hip ratio, body fat percentage and body mass index. (westminster.ac.uk)
  • Body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage and waist to hip ratio (WHR) were calculated and pulmonary function tests were carried out according to the standard protocols. (tanaffosjournal.ir)
  • The purpose of this study was to research the correlation of the body mass index (BMI), the fat percentage of the body mass (fat%), the muscle mass, the fat-free mass (FFM) and the fat-free mass index (FFMI), waist-hip ratio (WHR), on the forced expiratory volume curve. (e-trd.org)
  • Waist-hip ratio (WHR) which is associated with body fat distribution also has a correlation with pulmonary function 5 . (e-trd.org)
  • To analyse the relationship between the waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and other body composition indicators in children aged 2-6 years at public childcare centres. (imed.pub)
  • Relation of body mass index and waist-to-height ratio to cardiovascular disease risk factors in children and adolescents: the Bogalusa Heart Study. (imed.pub)
  • Waist-to-Height Ratio, a useful index to identify high metabolic risk in overweight children. (imed.pub)
  • Pearson correlations indicated that slower stop-signal reaction time was associated with a greater waist-to-hip ratio (r = .469) and a greater pulse wave velocity (r = .400). (utep.edu)
  • Anthropometric indicators, especially the conicity index and waist-hip ratio, ² Mestrado e Doutorado em Enfermagem can be used to track cardiovascular risk factors in military police officers. (bvsalud.org)
  • Body movement or physical quirements in free-living humans, it derreporting, is the application of the activity determines activity-induced is known that reported dietary intake ratio of reported energy intake to bas- energy expenditure, the most vari- is generally lower than habitual di- al metabolic rate (BMR), by analogy able component of total daily energy etary intake. (who.int)
  • However, degree of correlation between waist circum- studies on the efficacy of anthropometric ference measurements of a sample of techniques for identifying children with Egyptian schoolchildren with their adipo- high central adiposity are scare. (who.int)
  • The relationship between BMI and body fat percentage (BF %) has been studied in various ethnic groups to estimate the capacity of BMI to predict adiposity. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Emerging evidence indicates a correlation between increased adiposity and markers of oxidative DNA damage. (westminster.ac.uk)
  • The Body Mass Index (BMI) is used as an indicator of adiposity because it is simple, requires no technical equipment or special training, and is generally not affected by observer bias. (cdc.gov)
  • This suggests that after adjustment for BMI, higher adiposity may have a detrimental effect on survival and that after adjustment for body fat percentage, a lower BMI. (endocrinologyadvisor.com)
  • Correlations among adiposity measures in school-aged children. (imed.pub)
  • CONCLUSIONS: Changes in adiposity among young children are better captured by expressing changes in BMI as a percentage of the 50th or 95th percentiles instead of BMIz change. (cdc.gov)
  • ABSTRACT Objective: Assess the agreement and validity between relative body fat percentages estimated using anthropometric measurements and air displacement plethysmography (ADP). (scielo.org)
  • In order to evaluate Anthropometric assessment the team used the children's Body Mass Index (BMI). (bvsalud.org)
  • PDFF measurements could help in the selection of patients for bariatric surgery because of the strong correlation between liver fat reductions and pretreatment liver fat content. (radiologytoday.net)
  • The data collected received statistical treatment by the "Statistical 5.0" program with correlation being made by the calculation of the simple coefficient of Pearson "r" by means of a statistical significance test (p (scirp.org)
  • Correlations were done indicates that fat mass may have ben- femur was measured using the same using the Pearson correlation. (who.int)
  • The Pearson correlation between BMI and mean body fat percentage was 0.76 in women and 0.63 in men. (endocrinologyadvisor.com)
  • We observed the expected positive correlation between serum leptin levels and the percentage of body fat in homozygotes for the D allele. (bioinf.org)
  • As a result of a large-scale study on the correlation between hand grip strength, and FVC and FEV 1 , a significant positive correlation was confirmed. (e-trd.org)
  • In UO group, BMI, body fat percentage and WHR had a significant negative correlation with pulmonary function whereas in TN group only BMI had significant negative correlation with pulmonary function. (tanaffosjournal.ir)
  • The BMI, fat%, muscle mass, FFM, FFMI, WHR have significant association with pulmonary function but r 2 (adjusted coefficient of determination) were not high enough for explaining lung function. (e-trd.org)
  • Fat free mass (FFM) is mainly composed of muscles, and is associated with physical activities and accordingly, pulmonary function can be enhanced through physical efforts 7 . (e-trd.org)
  • New research in the last couple decades has shown a correlation between metabolic health and the immune system. (4life.com)
  • ABSTRACT To test the hypothesis that regional fat and not total body weight has a protective effect on bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women, a cross-sectional study was conducted during the period from March 2008 to June 2009 on 303 healthy postmenopausal women presenting to the osteoporosis unit for screening purposes. (who.int)
  • PBF, subcutaneous fat and percentage of lean mass were measured directly using OMRON HBF 375 scales to measure bioelectrical impedance. (ophrp.org)
  • In addition, four electrode plates have been implemented on the foot weight scale to infuse a small amount of electric current (1mA) for BIA (bioelectrical impedance analysis) to estimate the amount of body fat percentage, lean body mass and total body water. (slideshare.net)
  • Tests conducted on the system illustrate that it is able to accurately compute the body mass index and perform a bioelectrical impedance analysis on the user. (slideshare.net)
  • The ac- and is the best indicator of changes in the intra- cumulation of both types of fat is affected abdominal fat during weight loss [ 8 ]. (who.int)
  • 1 ]. A central fat pattern has adverse health - abdominal fat), abdominal subcutaneous implications in both children and adults. (who.int)
  • It has the Recent studies in children showed that a ability to act as a surrogate for abdominal greater deposition of central fat correlates fat [ 9 ]. (who.int)
  • Numerous individuals aspire to attain well-defined abdominal muscles, yet determining the required BMI (Body Mass Index) for visible abs is a multifaceted matter. (bmicalculator.fit)
  • Fat accumulation in thoracic and abdominal cavities arise changes in respiratory function including sluggish thoracic movements and pulmonary compliance in thoracic cavity, reduced inspiratory capacity and falling of diaphragm 4 . (e-trd.org)
  • Abdominal fat and the proportion of lean body mass have both been independently considered as risk factors leading to insulin resistance and to an increased risk of developing chronic diseases later in life. (imed.pub)
  • The table displays BMI as a function of mass and height and may show other units of measurement (converted to metric units for the calculation). (wikipedia.org)
  • Both groups were typically overweight, based on average body mass index (BMI) measurement of 27 - 28 kg/m2 (3). (nsca.com)
  • Excessive body fat is associated with increased metabolic risk, and its' measurement is important in implementing curative and preventive health measures. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 4 , correlation between forced vital capacity (FVC) and BMI, waist measurement and fat mass is more significant than that between forced expiratory volume at 1 second (FEV 1 ) and BMI, waist measurement and fat mass. (e-trd.org)
  • Agreement between body fat measurement methods (anthropometry × ADP) was analyzed by the Bland-Altman method. (scielo.org)
  • CSE-MRI allows us to represent the measurement of liver fat as a percentage," says study coauthor B. Dustin Pooler, MD, an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and a radiologist at Madison Radiologists, SC, in Madison, Wisconsin. (radiologytoday.net)
  • 0.001), the Slaughter equation resulted in overestimation of body fat compared with ADP. (scielo.org)
  • Body mass index (BMI) is a value derived from the mass (weight) and height of a person. (wikipedia.org)
  • B M I = mass kg height m 2 = mass lb height in 2 × 703 {\displaystyle \mathrm {BMI} ={\frac {{\text{mass}}_{\text{kg}}}{{{\text{height}}_{\text{m}}}^{2}}}={\frac {{\text{mass}}_{\text{lb}}}{{{\text{height}}_{\text{in}}}^{2}}}\times 703} BMI provides a simple numeric measure of a person's thickness or thinness, allowing health professionals to discuss weight problems more objectively with their patients. (wikipedia.org)
  • A common use of the BMI is to assess how far an individual's body weight departs from what is normal for a person's height. (wikipedia.org)
  • The weight excess or deficiency may, in part, be accounted for by body fat (adipose tissue) although other factors such as muscularity also affect BMI significantly (see discussion below and overweight). (wikipedia.org)
  • Smell perception plays an important role in eating behavior and might be involved in body weight gain. (frontiersin.org)
  • it is essential to understand the factors that accompany excessive accumulation of body weight and its maintenance. (frontiersin.org)
  • Body mass index (BMI) was the disease may become larger in de- other drugs with known effect on bone calculated as weight (kg)/height (m)². (who.int)
  • Background: Maintaining weight loss is difficult, partly as a result of accompanying reductions in fat oxidation. (uri.edu)
  • Conclusions: Increased physical activity after an 8-week weight loss intervention was associated with a higher fasting fat oxidation. (uri.edu)
  • It is a measure of body fat based on your height and weight, providing valuable insights into your overall health and potential risks. (bmicalculator.fit)
  • By using a BMI (Body Mass Index) calculator, you can determine an appropriate walking regimen that aligns with your weight goals. (bmicalculator.fit)
  • One valuable tool for assessing a child's weight status is the Pediatric BMI (Body Mass Index) calculator. (bmicalculator.fit)
  • BMI (Body Mass Index) is a widely used tool for assessing body weight and its relation to overall health. (bmicalculator.fit)
  • However, before undergoing this transformative journey, it is crucial to understand the role of BMI (Body Mass Index) in determining eligibility for weight loss surgery. (bmicalculator.fit)
  • Body Mass Index (BMI): Weight divided by height squared. (jacobsilterra.com)
  • I'm going to present a lot of studies showing increase risk of X or Y, or that some property (sleep for example) is correlated with body weight. (jacobsilterra.com)
  • Factors affecting pulmonary functions include age, body weight and height, and gender. (e-trd.org)
  • Body weight and food intake were recorded for 3 weeks. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Age group was a substantial predictor of exercise in 1984 (B = 1.937, 95%CI 0.693 to Silvestrol aglycone (enantiomer) 3.182, em P /em = 0.003), and systolic blood circulation pressure in follow-up (B = 1.397, 95%CI 0.424 to 2.370, em P /em = 0.006) Putting on weight was calculated seeing that mean yearly transformation in body mass index following the age group of 20. (ufe-eg.org)
  • Open up in another window Amount 2 Scatterplots displaying the association of percentage of type-I fibres with putting on weight in adulthood, with surplus fat percentage, and with middle body weight problems at follow-up. (ufe-eg.org)
  • Weight gain until 2003 experienced a strong unfavorable association with indexed LV sizes and a positive association with relative wall thickness and thus with concentric remodeling (Fig. (ufe-eg.org)
  • Weight gain was calculated as mean yearly switch in body mass index after the age of 20 Open in a separate window Physique 3 Scatterplots showing the association of weight gain in adulthood with left ventricular sizes indexed for body surface area and with relative wall thickness. (ufe-eg.org)
  • Adolescents were classified as eutrophic or with overweight according to body mass index (body weight/height2) (x̄=20,12, sd=3,56). (scielo.org)
  • Nutritionists consider BMI (weight/(height)2) as the international standard because it has been shown to have an acceptable, but not perfect, correlation with hydrostatic and skin-fold measurements, and to correlate with mortality risk. (cdc.gov)
  • BMI is not universally successful in gauging an individual's fat-mass because it is influenced by body proportion (relative leg length or trunk length) and can over-estimate body weight by as much as 5 percent in short-legged individuals, and under-estimate weight in those with taller stature. (cdc.gov)
  • The result is that the traditional BMI index may consistently over-estimate actual body fat weight among Hispanics in both genders. (cdc.gov)
  • By studying different populations it is possible to generate different "P" values that better reflect the variations in racial/ethnic body-fat distribution, body-segment length, height, weight, gender, and age groups - including occupational groups. (cdc.gov)
  • The following parameters were determined: body weight, total muscle mass (ТMM), body fat tissue mass, total body fluid level (TBF), body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage (BFP), waist / thigh (W / Th), and basic metabolic index. (openscience.uz)
  • Purpose: Despite the fact that extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) is widely used in obese individuals to treat cardiovascular diseases, the role of EVOO on weight/fat reduction remains unclear. (researchgate.net)
  • BMI is calculated from weight and height, and it has been widely used and assumed to represent the body habitus. (annexpublishers.co)
  • However, not much is known about the relationship between overall weight loss achieved by these treatments and decreases in liver fat content. (radiologytoday.net)
  • In addition, since decreases in liver fat content were only weakly correlated with starting weight and overall weight loss, monitoring liver fat with MRI following bariatric surgery, independent of monitoring weight loss, would be useful. (radiologytoday.net)
  • There is this assumption that when you lose weight you also reduce liver fat, but the relationship was very hard to measure prior to having a good tool like MRI," Pooler says. (radiologytoday.net)
  • If a patient's response to a weight loss medication is deemed effective (weight loss of 5% or more of body weight at 3 mo) and safe, it is recommended that the medication be continued. (medscape.com)
  • BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Changes in BMI z score (BMIz) are widely used in weight control programs and interventions to monitor changes in body fatness, but this metric may not be optimal. (cdc.gov)
  • After 4 months the VLCK diet induced a −20.2 ± 4.5 kg weight loss, at expenses of reductions in fat mass (FM) of −16.5 ± 5.1 kg (DXA), −18.2 ± 5.8 kg (MF-BIA), and −17.7 ± 9.9 kg (ADP). (medscape.com)
  • [ 5 , 7-9 ] For these reasons, it is of primary interest to find weight loss strategies that promote preferential loss of FM and preservation of muscle mass and its functional status ( i.e. , muscle strength). (medscape.com)
  • [ 13 ] Therefore, VLCK diets operate by potent mechanisms to induce weight loss, and various body compartments might be altered. (medscape.com)
  • term, as shown by a constant body styles are the predominant factor in Adult humans maintain a balance weight in adult life [1]. (who.int)
  • An analysis ergy expenditure, as shown by the of 10-15 MJ/day, or 3650-5475 MJ/ of measurements of daily energy constancy of body weight and body year. (who.int)
  • Pearsons' correlation coefficient( r ) was calculated to see the relationship between BMI-BF% in the different age groups. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Validity was tested with the concordance correlation coefficient (CCC). (scielo.org)
  • The association of the variables was checked using a correlation with the Contingency C coefficient test. (bvsalud.org)
  • Quetelet himself never intended for the index, then called the Quetelet Index, to be used as a means of medical assessment. (wikipedia.org)
  • Assessment of Airway Resistance in Normal Trained and Fat Untrained Adolescent Boys Influenced by Exercise Experiences', TANAFFOS (Respiration) , 11(1(winter)), pp. 42-56. (tanaffosjournal.ir)
  • PBF provides a more accurate body assessment for being overweight or obese in adolescents compared with BMI. (ophrp.org)
  • Each patient can get an assessment of fat throughout the liver that is easy for them to understand. (radiologytoday.net)
  • Body size and body assessment of energy requirements. (who.int)
  • We assessed olfactory bulb (OB) volume with magnetic resonance imaging in 67 healthy participants with a body mass index (BMI) from 18.9 to 45.4 kg/m 2 (mean = 28.58 ± 6.64). (frontiersin.org)
  • While that may not seem like a lot, the percentage multiplied the longer the study participants were on the bike. (nxtbook.com)
  • Heterozygotes experienced a risk of type 2 diabetes that was 1.8 times as high as the risk among noncarriers (P = 0.02) despite similar body-mass index and all four participants with the DD genotype received a analysis of type 2 diabetes before 50 years of age. (bioinf.org)
  • Secondary goals are to increase participants' consumption of whole grains and decrease their sodium and fat consumption. (cdc.gov)
  • This association may be explained by the increased systemic inflammation and over-generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that is characteristic in individuals who possess excess body fat. (westminster.ac.uk)
  • A larger waist often means there is excess fat around the organs. (4life.com)
  • ROTC programs should emphasize attaining and maintaining functional lean mass, while reducing non-functional body mass (i.e., excess body fat) among cadets to enhance health and performance across the occupational life span. (wku.edu)
  • Methods: This is a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial in which 41 adult women with excess body fat (mean ± SD 27.0 ± 0.9 year old, 46.8 ± 0.6% of total body fat) received daily high-fat breakfasts containing 25 mL of soybean oil (control group, n = 20) or EVOO (EVOO group, n = 21) during nine consecutive weeks. (researchgate.net)
  • Excess fat mass (FM), especially visceral fat, is associated with a variety of pathological conditions such as hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, and even cancer, [ 1-4 ] as well as an increase in overall and cardiovascular mortality. (medscape.com)
  • Being overweight or obese is widely diagnosed using body mass index (BMI). (ophrp.org)
  • Recently, the percentage of body fat index (PBF) has been considered as a more accurate standard to determine being overweight or obese because it measures body fat directly (fat mass/total mas × 100). (ophrp.org)
  • The use of the PBF index instead of BMI for measuring being overweight or obese is increasing. (ophrp.org)
  • In preschool children, as the WHtR increases, the amounts of both lean body mass and body fat mass also increase. (imed.pub)
  • nificance of individual coefficients in the en, bone mineral status is much more Daily routine calibration was done model was assessed by the Hosmer- closely associated with total body fat using the standard phantom supplied Lemeshow test for goodness of fit and [4] and in a multivariate model total fat by the manufacturer. (who.int)
  • We compared correlation coefficients between variables of interest. (bmj.com)
  • BMI and fat% had no correlation with FVC, FEV 1 in male, but FFMI showed a positive correlation. (e-trd.org)
  • 27.3 kg/m2 and obese prevalence of low bone mass is higher ergy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). (who.int)
  • This study aimed to evaluate the time course and responsiveness of plasma interleukin-6 (IL-6) and creatine kinase (CK) levels following acute eccentric resistance exercise in sedentary obese older women with a different muscle quality index (MQI). (bvsalud.org)
  • To identify trends in percentage body fat (PBF) in adolescents to determine gender-specific classification thresholds for being overweight and obese. (ophrp.org)
  • and visceral fat in both sexes. (who.int)
  • A statistically significant correlation was found between body length, musculoskeletal mass, cell mass, fat mass and body mass index. (openscience.uz)
  • Group I included 40 untrained (VO2max= 29.30±4.20) fat adolescents (UO). (tanaffosjournal.ir)
  • Lean mass and fat mass are different between individuals, and especially in adolescents. (ophrp.org)
  • In the results, heart rate appeared to be correlated essentially with the intensity of force, associating itself with the percentage of fat and the BMI. (scirp.org)
  • Results: There were no significant changes in RER, body fat percentage and PAR-EE. (uri.edu)
  • Results: Fat loss was ~80% higher on EVOO compared to the control group (mean ± SE: -2.4 ± 0.3 kg vs. -1.3 ± 0.4 kg, P = 0.037). (researchgate.net)
  • The results showed a rapid early phase of improvements in liver fat, followed by a phase of continued improvements at a slower pace," Pooler says. (radiologytoday.net)
  • Conclusions: It was concluded that there was a correlation between sugar intake and dmft and BMI, but not between caries and BMI. (bvsalud.org)
  • Measurements of skinfold thickness (triceps and medial calf) were collected and used to estimate relative body fat by the Slaughter equation. (scielo.org)
  • Aim: To determine the association between dental caries, Body Mass Index (BMI) and sugar intake in children attending primary school. (bvsalud.org)
  • In this context, the objective was to determine the association between dental caries, Body Mass Index (BMI) and sugar intake in children attending primary school in the countryside of Araçatuba, SP, Brazil. (bvsalud.org)
  • Smaller species have a show an increase in energy intake on gests that increases in body mass higher energy expenditure per kilo- days with a higher energy expenditure are driven by increased energy gram of body mass as well as a rel- when they joined a drill competition. (who.int)
  • RÉSUMÉ Pour vérifier l'hypothèse selon laquelle les graisses localisées et non le poids corporel total ont un effet protecteur sur la densité minérale osseuse des femmes ménopausées, une étude transversale a été menée entre mars 2008 et juin 2009 sur 303 femmes ménopausées en bonne santé consultant le service de soins de l'ostéoporose à des fins de dépistage. (who.int)
  • The mild but marked reduction in fat-free mass occurred at maximum ketosis, primarily as a result of changes in total body water, and was recovered thereafter. (medscape.com)
  • After PSM, the PA group had a larger percentage of transient atrial tachycardia and frequent atrial premature beats, and it had higher heart rate variability metrics. (bioscientifica.com)
  • 3 When too much sugar goes into the bloodstream, the pancreas starts working overtime to pump the body with more insulin. (4life.com)
  • Neither was any correlation found between baseline FGF21-levels and the dynamic changes in glucose and insulin levels during the OGTT. (ku.dk)
  • Carriers of the D allele as compared with noncarriers experienced higher serum triglyceride levels hepatic extra fat content and fasting insulin levels and lower levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. (bioinf.org)
  • One study conducted in the United Kingdom by the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR) showed a body mass index (BMI) reduction of 0.32 for those who traveled by bike rather than car. (nxtbook.com)
  • Changes in body fatness over 4 years were more strongly associated with changes in %50th and %95th than with changes in BMIz. (cdc.gov)