• Future research is needed to explore whether using WHR as the primary clinical measure of adiposity (body fat) would help to improve long-term health outcomes in distinct patient populations compared with BMI. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Side effects caused by different drugs affecting the lung tissue are observed increasingly in different patient populations, however incidence and prevalence are poorly understood. (lu.se)
  • We measured fasting insulin and fasting glucose, calculated HOMA-IR, assessed physical activity and sedentary time by combined heart rate and body movement monitoring, assessed dietary factors by a 4 day food record, used the Finnish Children Healthy Eating Index (FCHEI) as a measure of overall diet quality, and measured body fat percentage (BF%) and lean body mass by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. (cam.ac.uk)
  • Different body composition measurement techniques exist and range from underwater weighing (densitometry), dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). (biomedcentral.com)
  • 25 kg/m2), no known cardiovascular disease (CVD), and for whom data was available on body composition, as determined by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). (imsociety.org)
  • However, while quick and easy to calculate, it is important to highlight that BMI tells clinicians nothing about regional adiposity (pear vs apple shape) or muscle mass. (medscape.com)
  • In addition, the body adiposity index (BAI), abdominal volume index (AVI), body shape index (ABSI), or conicity index (CI) could have a predictive ability for evaluating HTN [ 16 - 19 ], while the ponderal index (PI) could do the same for preHTN [ 20 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • The higher our adiposity (the more fat we have in our bodies, and specifically, the more visceral/mid-body fat we have), the greater is our risk of dying from any cause and from cause-specific (cardiovascular disease, cancer). (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Background: It has been reported that aortic regurgitation, mitral valve regurgitation, or both are associated with lower body mass index, an index of body adiposity. (wustl.edu)
  • Body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio, and waist circumference are commonly used measures for estimating abdominal adiposity (6,7). (cdc.gov)
  • The purpose of this study was to compare players anthropometric (AP) and body composition (BC) characteristics between different maturity bands (pre-PHV, circa-PHV, post-PHV)) in youth elite football. (preprints.org)
  • Cutoff points for each emergent anthropometric index were obtained using the values' upper second and third tertiles. (hindawi.com)
  • Particularly, according to sex and age range, the predictive emergent anthropometric indices in men were the body shape index (ABSI) and waist to height cubic (W/Ht 3 ) (AUC = 0.777 and 0.771, respectively), whereas in women, the predictors were CI and ABSI (AUC = 0.737 and 0.729, respectively). (hindawi.com)
  • The emergent anthropometric measurements are suggested to assess the risk of morbidity and mortality in the population given the fact that they are simple, inexpensive, and noninvasive tools. (hindawi.com)
  • To evaluate the effect of an almond-enriched (high monounsaturated fat, MUFA) or complex carbohydrate-enriched (high carbohydrate) formula-based low-calorie diet (LCD) on anthropometric, body composition and metabolic parameters in a weight reduction program. (greenmedinfo.com)
  • Various anthropometric, body composition and metabolic parameters at baseline, during and after 24 weeks of dietary intervention. (greenmedinfo.com)
  • Body composition can be measured in several ways in either a laboratory setting or with anthropometric measurements , such as height, weight, skinfold thickness, and body circumference. (thesportsedu.com)
  • The values of skeletal muscle mass index obtained through anthropometric data and predictive equation were considered. (unifesp.br)
  • In order to evaluate Anthropometric assessment the team used the children's Body Mass Index (BMI). (bvsalud.org)
  • The purpose of this study is to examine changes in body composition, fasting glucose, perceptual indicators of hunger and appetite, and profile of mood state after adding supplementation of BAIBA to exercise in overweight and obese men and women. (lindenwood.edu)
  • 32.0 kg/m2, making them qualified as an overweight-to-obese population. (lindenwood.edu)
  • World Health Organization data indicates a marked rise in global obesity, with approximately 30% of the world's population classified as overweight or obese. (bvsalud.org)
  • An estimated 1.9 billion adults worldwide, approximately 40% of the adult population, are overweight, with 650 million (13%), of those also classified as obese [1]. (scirp.org)
  • Obese people are at risk of lifestyle diseases fueled by a high body mass index (BMI). (healthbenefitstimes.com)
  • Differences (p≤0.05) between gender (male vs female) and body mass index (normal vs overweight/obese) were determined using independent samples t-tests and χ2 tests for nominal variables. (ulster.ac.uk)
  • Differences (p≤0.05) between gender (male vs female) and body mass index (normal vs overweight/obese) were determined using independent samples t-tests and χ2 tests for nominal variables.Results: Both males and females spent high amounts of time in SB, encompassing ~80% of waking hours. (ulster.ac.uk)
  • Behavioral approaches that combine reduced dietary intake and increased physical activity are recommend as most favorable and effective strategy for weight management than pharmacological approaches in psychiatric obese population [ 5 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • On the topic of obesity (defined as Body-Mass-Index above 30), a study of almost 15,000 women diagnosed with breast cancer indicated that obese patients have worse prognosis . (careacross.com)
  • Objectives: To identify the main factors associated with the presence of low muscle mass index in non-obese individuals aged 65 and over, participating in the EPIDOSO Project, to estimate their frequency and to evaluate the relationship between low skeletal muscle mass index and functional capacity and / or death in the study population. (unifesp.br)
  • Methodology: The reference population in this study was represented by the population of non-obese individuals aged 65 years or older living in the Vila Clementino neighborhood, in the city of São Paulo. (unifesp.br)
  • The frequency of non-obese elderly with low muscle mass index was approximately 14.6%, being 15.8% in men and 13.8% in women. (unifesp.br)
  • This study provides data on the comparison of the two most clinically relevant body composition methods in pediatric obese patients. (biomedcentral.com)
  • PCOS may contribute to the pattern of fat accumulation in this reported non-obese population. (imsociety.org)
  • Once the measurements are recorded, the numbers are inserted into an equation that calculates a body fat percentage and alternatively body lean mass. (ucdavis.edu)
  • When measurements are performed with good technique, the skinfold test can accurately predict body fat with a plus or minus 3% margin of error. (ucdavis.edu)
  • Experiments were conducted to establish the relationship between body composition and body parameters, at key life's stages (weaning and pre-mating), using measurements automatically determined by an image processing ap-plication at Lincoln University sheep farm for 88 Coopworth ewes. (preprints.org)
  • The measurements taken were body mass (kg), height (m) and body mass index. (bvsalud.org)
  • AMRA Medical has entered into an agreement to support the Dallas Hearts and Minds Study with its Body Composition Profile (BCP) measurements which are focused on muscle and fat. (amramedical.com)
  • The measurements, derived from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), will be used to perform next generation phenotyping on the study population. (amramedical.com)
  • AMRA measurements replace old measurements, like body mass index (BMI), with more meaningful and participant specific data to enhance the understanding of metabolic health. (amramedical.com)
  • These measurements, added to the original study, provide critical insights into variability in fat storage and enable investigation of fat's impact on functional and cognitive health in a diverse population. (amramedical.com)
  • Although accurate, laboratory measurements are often inconvenient and expensive for most people, which is why athletic trainers and coaches also use field methods to measure body composition when laboratory tests are unavailable. (thesportsedu.com)
  • The team's findings , published in the American Journal of Human Genetics on Thursday, highlighted significant ties between chromosome 22q11.2 regions and eight continuous traits as well as nine binary traits, including measurements related to body size or composition, calcium levels, cardiomegaly, dental cavities, hypotension, hearing loss, and other traits. (genomeweb.com)
  • We looked at how all these outputs were impacted by a number of different demographic variables - sex, age, race/ethnicity, postpartum status among women and injury outcomes - to understand whether these variables effected body size measurements using body mass index. (army.mil)
  • The researchers found that the athletes' weight held steady for over 100 years, with the majority of them weighing in at what is considered "normal," - i.e., with a body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 and 24.9. (health.am)
  • 1 RA affects approximately 1% of the general population worldwide and the prevalence increases with age. (bmj.com)
  • Compared with the general population, individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) have increased prevalence rates of obesity and greater risk for cardiovascular disease. (biomedcentral.com)
  • compared 149 psychiatric patients with matched controls and found that prevalence of obesity was twice as high as the general US adult population (men 41 vs. 20% and women 50 vs. 27%) [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The sample sizes were insufficient, however, to rule out an increased risk of growth faltering in some infants who are exclusively breastfed for six months, particularly in populations with severe maternal malnutrition and a high prevalence of intrauterine growth retardation. (who.int)
  • Also, the study did not mention the prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in the study population, which is estimable at about 10% but can vary according to ethnicity (7). (imsociety.org)
  • We aimed to determine the association between changes in body composition, including the predicted body fat mass index (pBFMI), predicted appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (pASMI), and predicted lean body mass index (pLBMI), and the occurrence of HF. (bvsalud.org)
  • METHODS: We carried out a 2 year non-randomised controlled trial in a population sample of 504 children aged 6-9 years at baseline. (cam.ac.uk)
  • Multivariate linear regression (MLR), artificial neural network (ANNs) and regression tree (RT) statistical analysis methods were evaluated to determine their efficacy to predict body fat, lean and bone. (preprints.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)
  • When comparing methods for body composition analysis, it is important to distinguish fat (triglyceride) from AT, 4 which contains approximately 80 per cent fat, the rest being water, protein and minerals. (highwire.org)
  • Population-level monitoring of body composition requires accurate, biologically-relevant, yet feasible methods for estimating percent body fat (%BF). (elsevier.es)
  • The Bland Altman plot demonstrated a low agreement between the body composition methods. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Moreover, no data are available on the comparison of two clinically relevant body composition methods for children. (biomedcentral.com)
  • METHODS: Generalized linear mixed models were used to test effects of treatments on adherence, physical activity, aerobic fitness, and body composition. (cdc.gov)
  • To explore the impact of different intervention methods on physical health indexes of perimenopausal women. (frontiersin.org)
  • Questions from Senior Leaders emerged about the link between fitness, health, and physical performance and the current methods used to measure body composition in the Army. (army.mil)
  • Methods: White men from the Health Aging and Body Composition (Health ABC) Study, Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Study cohorts (Sweden, USA), the Hertfordshire Cohort Study (HCS). (lu.se)
  • Instead, methods are needed which non-invasively can localize, quantify and characterize fat in the human body. (lu.se)
  • We believe that MRI can provide the solution and we work on the development and improvement of methods for measuring the amount and chemical composition of fat in various parts of the human body. (lu.se)
  • 95%). Height and weight were measured, body mass index (BMI), fat free mass (FFM), total body water (TBW), body fat mass (BFM), percentage of body fat (%BF), skeletal muscle mass (SMM), FFM of both upper limbs and lower limbs and FFM of trunk were estimated according to In-body 270. (preprints.org)
  • For example, lean athletes often have a high muscle-to-fat ratio and therefore a BMI that is misleadingly high relative to actual percentage of body fat [7]. (scirp.org)
  • The ideal healthy body composition has a decreased percentage of body fat and an increased percentage of non-fat mass, including bones, muscle and organs. (longevity.technology)
  • Additionally, the relation between BMI and percentage of body fat is not linear and differs for men and women. (nature.com)
  • In population studies, body mass index (BMI) is seen to decrease in aging populations while bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) shows body fat proportion rising. (wikipedia.org)
  • Body fat percentage (BF%) was assessed using bioelectrical impedance (BIA). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Body composition was estimated through bioelectrical impedance. (isciii.es)
  • Therefore, the non-invasive bioelectrical impedance analysis measurement appears to be a useful and feasible tool, especially for young pediatric populations. (biomedcentral.com)
  • BMI is an indirect measure of body fat compared with more direct approaches such as bioelectrical impedance. (nature.com)
  • OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the impact of body anthropometry on static plantar pressure distribution and their relationship among handball players and non-athletes subjects. (bvsalud.org)
  • Ward ZJ, Bleich SN, Long MW, Gortmaker SL (2021) Association of body mass index with health care expenditures in the United States by age and sex. (cdc.gov)
  • This list includes articles in PubMed as of July 11, 2022 with a PubMed entry date between April 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022 that reference P2C, R24, or T32 grant support from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development and oversight by Population Dynamics Branch Program Officials. (popresearchcenters.org)
  • COVID-19 Vaccine Rollouts and the Reproduction of Urban Spatial Inequality: Disparities Within Large US Cities in March and April 2021 by Racial/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Composition. (popresearchcenters.org)
  • 2021) indicates overall body size and is useful if you cannot weigh the patient. (plymouth.ac.uk)
  • The team approached the task in two phases - Phase 1: an analysis of historical data using the SPHERE Database and Phase 2: a field study, to assess what the current Total Army Soldier population looked between 2021 and 2022. (army.mil)
  • Similarly, the presence of HTN is described as a risk factor most significantly correlated with strokes in the world population, as well as a related factor to the increased incidence of stroke in the young population [ 6 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Previous research has reported that Hispanic youth were significantly higher in skinfolds and body mass index (BMI) when contrasted to national reference data or comparison groups of white youth. (humankinetics.com)
  • Moreover, women with excess of body fat showed a significantly lower initial general health score, compared to those with normal body fat (p = 0.02). (isciii.es)
  • Boys had significantly increased fat free mass (TANITA p = 0.019, BIA p = 0.003), total body water (TANITA p = 0.020, BIA p = 0.005), and basal metabolic rate (TANITA p = 0.002, BIA p = 0.029). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Girls had significantly increased body fat percentage with BIA (BIA p = 0.001). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Body mass index and fat mass were significantly lower with more severe valvular regurgitation, whereas fat-free mass was only slightly lower in the group with ≥2+ regurgitation compared with control subjects. (wustl.edu)
  • Body mass index, trunk fat ratio and waist-to-hip ratio were significantly decreased in groups B and C, while trunk muscle was significantly increased in group C. (frontiersin.org)
  • Prehypertension (preHTN) and hypertension (HTN) are modifiable risk factors that could lead to mortality by coronary heart disease and ischemic stroke in populations of both sexes [ 1 - 4 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • It is a tool for indicating weight status in adults and general health in large populations. (ucdavis.edu)
  • Bhaskaran K, Douglas I, Forbes H, dos-Santos-Silva I, Leon DA, Smeeth L. Body-mass index and risk of 22 specific cancers: a population-based cohort study of 5.24 million UK adults. (cdc.gov)
  • In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 1.9 billion adults were overweight (body mass index [BMI] of 25 or more) in 2014. (sciencedaily.com)
  • BMI is best suited for population-level monitoring and evaluation of weight status and is the same for both sexes and for all ages of adults. (scirp.org)
  • With the growing number of obesity in children and adults, understanding your body fat levels may help with your short-term and long-term health state. (longevity.technology)
  • The body composition differs essentially between children and adults. (biomedcentral.com)
  • adults and adolescents weighing at least 35 kg or protease inhibitor-experienced children and adolescents with a body weight of at least 25 kg. (who.int)
  • The burden of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease, along with healthcare costs, is great in the ever-increasing senior population. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Secondary outcomes include overall cardiovascular disease risk, body composition, illness perceptions, self-efficacy, hospital anxiety/depression and medication adherence. (biomedcentral.com)
  • It is well demonstrated that excessive body weight is a clearly established factor for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in the general population. (biomedcentral.com)
  • BMI correlates mildly with body fat but when used in conjunction with a body fat measurement gives a very accurate presentation of your current weight status. (ucdavis.edu)
  • 2 And while BMI correlates with fat accumulation and metabolic health in large populations, it is insensitive to the actual distribution of body fat. (highwire.org)
  • This conversation explores the role of sarcopenia, or decreased muscle mass, in health outcomes, as well as the role that nutrition and diet can have in optimizing muscle health. (medscape.com)
  • We addressed this in a large multinational assembly of cohort studies that included information on lean mass, muscle strength, physical performance and health outcomes. (lu.se)
  • Changes in total physical activity energy expenditure, light physical activity, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, total sedentary time, the reported consumption of high-fat (≥60%) vegetable oil-based spreads, and FCHEI, but not a change in BF% or lean body mass, partly explained the intervention effects on fasting insulin and HOMA-IR. (cam.ac.uk)
  • In addition to cancer diagnosis, the interaction between nutritional status, body composition and factors related to treatment represent a complex combination which can dictate the quality of life of cancer patients. (isciii.es)
  • These results reinforce the importance of employing multiple techniques to assess the nutritional status of populations. (foodandnutritionresearch.net)
  • This study aimed to investigate the effects of a long term nutritional intervention on body weight, body fat and cardiovascular risk factors in a large number of patients with SMI. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The nutritional intervention produced significant reductions in body weight, body fat and improved the cardiometabolic profile in patients with SMI. (biomedcentral.com)
  • There were lots of questions about body composition and USACIMT saw us as subject matter experts and asked us to lead an Army-wide study to look at body composition," said Holly McClung, ACBC study lead and nutritional physiologist at USARIEM. (army.mil)
  • Research has shown, however, that hypertrophy may occur in the upper parts of the body to compensate for this loss of lean muscle mass Therefore, one early indicator of the onset of sarcopenia can be significant loss of muscle mass in the anterior thigh and abdominal muscles. (wikipedia.org)
  • For example, an abdominal skinfold improvement from 35mm to 24mm would show a significant improvement in that site even if the overall body fat percentage may have only reduced minimally. (ucdavis.edu)
  • Water-fat images of the abdomen illustrating the separation of water and fat as well as the calculated amount of fat (fat fraction) and the fat composition of the subcutaneous and abdominal fat. (lu.se)
  • Assessing body fat can be done using the following methodologies: Hydrostatic weighing, skinfold assessment and bio-electrical impedance. (ucdavis.edu)
  • The company has developed a new global standard in body composition assessment, the ability to automatically produce multiple fat and muscle biomarkers with unrivaled precision and accuracy, as well as contextual disease insights - all from a single, rapid, whole-body MRI. (amramedical.com)
  • This paper gives a brief overview of common non-invasive techniques for body composition analysis and a more in-depth review of a body composition assessment method based on fat-referenced quantitative MRI. (highwire.org)
  • The additional ability of MRI to also measure muscle volumes, muscle AT infiltration and ectopic fat, in combination with rapid scanning protocols and efficient image analysis tools, makes quantitative MRI a powerful tool for advanced body composition assessment. (highwire.org)
  • It is mainly used in statistical analysis for a larger population, and therefore often unfit for individual health assessment. (thesportsedu.com)
  • A 2 year physical activity and dietary intervention attenuates the increase in insulin resistance in a general population of children: the PANIC study. (cam.ac.uk)
  • AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: We studied for the first time the long-term effects of a combined physical activity and dietary intervention on insulin resistance and fasting plasma glucose in a general population of predominantly normal-weight children. (cam.ac.uk)
  • The measures of physical activity, sedentary time, diet and body composition at baseline and 2 year follow-up were entered one-by-one as covariates into the models to study whether changes in these variables might partly explain the observed intervention effects. (cam.ac.uk)
  • The intervention had no effect on fasting glucose, BF% or lean body mass. (cam.ac.uk)
  • CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION: The combined physical activity and dietary intervention attenuated the increase in insulin resistance over 2 years in a general population of predominantly normal-weight children. (cam.ac.uk)
  • Body mass index (BMI) has long been used as a tool for weight management and intervention, but experts say it has many flaws. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • The threshold for intervention is set at 25, which means that if the patient's index number is above 25 for more than 60 seconds, the anesthesiologist should consider giving more medication. (asahq.org)
  • Given that a reference for body composition analysis does not exist for intervention studies, longitudinal studies are needed to investigate vector migration during zinc supplementation. (foodandnutritionresearch.net)
  • PURPOSE: As compared with minimal treatment (MT), to determine the effectiveness of a home-based walking intervention enhanced by behavioral strategies targeted and tailored to African-American women (enhanced treatment [ET]) on adherence, physical activity, fitness, and body composition at 24 and 48 weeks. (cdc.gov)
  • I ethnic disparities in NTM-PI risk, and particularly n the United States, studies have indicated that the role of BMI and other potential confounding fac- risk for nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary tors among Asian/Pacific Islander populations, we disease (NTM-PD) differs by geographic location conducted a retrospective cohort study among Kai- and ethnic group ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • This condition is deemed "the double metabolic burden" by Dr Carla Prado , a Canadian body composition scientist and early pioneer in this field. (medscape.com)
  • A randomized, prospective 24-week trial in a free-living population evaluating two distinct macronutrient interventions on obesity and metabolic syndrome-related parameters during weight reduction. (greenmedinfo.com)
  • It appears to be a promising regime, inducing metabolic adaptations in the body. (bvsalud.org)
  • Low agreement between TANITA scale and BIA-BIACORPUS has been observed, TANITA scale overestimated body fat percentage, fat mass, and basal metabolic rate in comparison to BIA. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Rinaldi, S. Blood Metabolic Signatures of Body Mass Index: A Targeted Metabolomics Study in the EPIC Cohort. (who.int)
  • While traditional metrics such as body mass index (BMI) are perhaps useful at a population level, at an individual level they don't provide information about the composition of that body mass. (medscape.com)
  • We looked at body composition and performance on the [Army Physical Fitness Test], which was the test before the ACFT, and a series of other metrics. (army.mil)
  • Waist-to-hip ratio may be a better tool for determining weight management than body mass index (BMI), according to a new study . (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • They compared data on BMI, fat mass index, and waist-to-hip ratio. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Waist-to-hip ratio does do a better job of capturing visceral fat , mid-body fat, waist fat, the fat that is most harmful in terms of all-cause and cause-specific mortality," Hunnes told Medical News Today . (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • We highlight the importance of further investigation about the impact of body fat accumulation on those women's quality of life. (isciii.es)
  • Body fat percentage (BFP) is strongly associated with the risk of several chronic diseases and a massive increased fat mass leads to obesity defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation [ 2 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The fat mass gain in peri- and young postmenopausal women may determine either of two phenotypes: the "apple" shape due to fat accumulation in the abdomen or the "pear" shape due to accumulation in the buttocks. (imsociety.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)
  • Previous research has shown greater body fat percentage (BF%) and body mass index (BMI) was associated with lower fitness scores on the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT). (wku.edu)
  • This beneficial effect was partly mediated by changes in physical activity, sedentary time and diet but not changes in body composition. (cam.ac.uk)
  • This is due to the fact that additional muscle mass can create physical barriers to the natural movement of a joint or limb. (thesportsedu.com)
  • The scan/study is part of a comprehensive body composition study examining the association between body composition and Soldier physical performance and the Army's efforts to optimize Holistic Health and Fitness and improve Soldier readiness. (army.mil)
  • In addition to the complete history and physical examination, the patient should be weighed, and body length or height should be carefully measured and compared with standard growth charts. (medscape.com)
  • Recent studies suggest that patients with severe mental illness (SMI) might have an even higher proportion of obesity than individuals in the general population. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The proportion of body fat increases with age, whereas muscle mass decreases, but corresponding changes in height, weight and BMI may not reflect changes in body fat and muscle mass. (nature.com)
  • Study objectives were to assess human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk behaviors in men who have sex with men (MSM) and estimate the proportion of the study population who would not be deferred for higher risk HIV sexual behaviors. (cdc.gov)
  • Body composition and accelerometry was assessed using a Tanita body composition analyser and ActiGraph accelerometer. (ulster.ac.uk)
  • Body composition measurement was performed with TANITA scale and BIA-BIACORPUS. (biomedcentral.com)
  • TANITA underestimated fat free mass ( p = 0.002) in comparison to BIA. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Average body mass index for entire study cohort will be less than 30.0 kg/m2. (lindenwood.edu)
  • As such an ongoing calculation of the recruited cohort's mean body mass index will be maintained and people will only be randomized into the study if the average cohort body mass index value does not exceed 30.0 kg/m2. (lindenwood.edu)
  • The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between the shape of the anterior-posterior curvature of the spine and body composition in school-children. (preprints.org)
  • This study assessed 70 women, 77 and 73% of those were initially overweight and had excess of body fat, respectively. (isciii.es)
  • Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and the Risks of Overall and Type-Specific Cardiovascular Diseases: A Population- and Sibling-Matched Cohort Study. (popresearchcenters.org)
  • The goal of this study was to attempt to establish a relation- ship between the height, weight and body mass index and the harvested length of the semitendinosus tendon of patients having ACLR surgery. (bvsalud.org)
  • The aim of this study was to develop and cross-validate an equation for %BF from Body Mass Index (BMI), age, and sex among children with intellectual disability (ID). (elsevier.es)
  • The purpose of this study was to describe the magnitude of the problem, to evaluate the associated factors and the relation with functional capacity in the study population. (unifesp.br)
  • Conclusion: In the first study, advanced age mainly above 75 years was an important factor in the regulation of the variable muscle mass index. (unifesp.br)
  • In the present study, the authors tested the hypothesis that among postmenopausal women with normal BMI, regional body fat deposits, as determined by DXA (trunk or leg fat), would be related to CVD. (imsociety.org)
  • The effect of sex, age and race on estimating percentage body fat from body mass index: The Heritage Family Study. (nature.com)
  • NATICK, Mass. - The U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) cross-divisional team recently completed the U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training (USACIMT)-directed Army Comprehensive Body Composition (ACBC) study. (army.mil)
  • The ACBC is an Army-wide study of more than 2,690 Soldiers evaluating the effectiveness of the tape test and providing the scientific data and analysis to advise Army senior leaders to make data-driven decisions about the future of the Army Body Composition Program (ABCP). (army.mil)
  • The index captures during the study period. (cdc.gov)
  • This was a population-based cross-sectional study and the sample consisted of all children aged 2 to 5 years enrolled in a charity institution that serves as a nursery and kindergarten in Araçatuba, SP, Brazil. (bvsalud.org)
  • Moreover, BMI is more helpful as a global index for nutrition rather than a health indicator. (longevity.technology)
  • Using the Fitnessgram standards, these data indicate the cardiovascular endurance of Hispanic youth may be similar to or better than the general population of children in the U.S. A higher rate of unhealthy body composition may be present, which would warrant targeted interventions for Hispanic children. (humankinetics.com)
  • Sometimes, despite appearing to be healthy on the outside and weighing normal weight on the scale, a person may still have an unhealthy or altered body composition. (longevity.technology)
  • The UK Biobank has been cited in over 3000 scholarly articles since 2017 and involves a population that is 88% White. (acsh.org)
  • This is, of course, motivated by the well-established fact that an excessive amount of body fat is related to increased morbidity and mortality. (highwire.org)
  • Current WHO recommendations for optimal BMI range are inaccurate across individuals with various body compositions and therefore suboptimal for clinical guidelines," the researchers wrote. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • They cautioned physicians in applying BMI to their patients, but of course, BMI has always been meant to apply to populations, not individuals. (acsh.org)
  • For instance, two individuals of similar gender and body weights may look entirely different from each other as they have different body compositions. (longevity.technology)
  • The best explanation for the situation mentioned is because of body composition and growth, which are two key components of health in individuals and populations. (longevity.technology)
  • Even so, they cautioned that many prior studies of 22q11.2 variation have centered on clinical cohorts comprised of individuals with particularly pronounced symptoms or phenotypes, "leading to an incomplete and biased understanding of these variants' role in the human population. (genomeweb.com)
  • Repeat Acute Recoverability to Full-Body Resistance Training Among Highly Trained Individuals. (deconstructnutrition.com)
  • In highly trained individuals, a significant decrease in perceived recovery, but no significant decrease in total rep performance or ACV for the bench press or the squat was seen across four consecutive days of full-body training at an RPE of 9-9.5. (deconstructnutrition.com)
  • Thus, for highly trained individuals, resistance-training performance may be maintained over four consecutive days of moderate volume full-body training at an RPE of 9-9.5, with decrements in perceived recovery not predictive of acute performance. (deconstructnutrition.com)
  • Training volume also looks to be somewhat linearly related to muscle hypertrophy, especially in more trained populations [15,18-20], and distributing volume over more days may allow for further increases in training volume in highly trained individuals. (deconstructnutrition.com)
  • Furthermore, Christensenellaceae and its partners were enriched in individuals with low body mass index (BMI). (nih.gov)
  • Although body fat endures a negative reputation, fats and lipids play critical roles in the overall functioning of the body, such as in digestion and energy metabolism. (ucdavis.edu)
  • Resting Metabolism lowers proportionally as the body fat percentage increases. (longevity.technology)
  • Our findings indicate that host genetics influence the composition of the human gut microbiome and can do so in ways that impact host metabolism. (nih.gov)
  • In instances where perceptions are not favorable toward BMI, it is largely attributable to opinions of incongruence with BMI and body shape, type, or composition. (scirp.org)
  • Two people at the same height and same body weight may have different health issues because they have a different body composition. (ucdavis.edu)
  • The Body Mass Index (BMI) is a computed metric derived from the mass (weight) and height of an individual. (scirp.org)
  • The most widely used way to estimate body fat is the body mass index (BMI)-body weight normalized by height squared (kg/m 2 ). (highwire.org)
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) refers to a manual measurement using height and weight only. (longevity.technology)
  • The weight, height, and body mass index (BMI) of patients for primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction were noted. (bvsalud.org)
  • The Body Mass Index (BMI) is a metric that takes into account a person's weight and height , and corresponds to a number. (careacross.com)
  • Body mass index (BMI) has various deficiencies as a measure of obesity, especially when the BMI measure is based on self-reported height and weight. (nature.com)
  • We were using unit recorded height and weight to calculate BMI to look at how body size/composition was impacted by all the different factors that we were interested in evaluating. (army.mil)
  • This in turn can lead to a loss of bone mass, causing problems for women in later life through an increased risk of bone fracture. (ucdavis.edu)
  • But eating fish, research shows, improves your body's composition and tones down risk factors. (healthbenefitstimes.com)
  • There is scientific evidence showing that healthy body composition can increase lifespan as it reduces the risk of heart disease, certain types of cancer, type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance, increases energy levels and enhances self-esteem [ 1 ]. (longevity.technology)
  • After adjusting for confounding factors (i.e., demographics, lifestyle, clinical factors), neither whole-body fat mass nor fat percentage was found to be related to CVD risk. (imsociety.org)
  • After menopause, there is an increase in cardiovascular risk (CVR), basically due to the rise in body weight (2). (imsociety.org)
  • As not only the amount, but also the type of fat and where it is stored may impact the risk of complications of e.g. obesity and diabetes, determining our weight or body mass index (BMI) is not enough. (lu.se)
  • This was first proposed by Rosenberg in 1989, who wrote that "there may be no single feature of age-related decline that could more dramatically affect ambulation, mobility, calorie intake, and overall nutrient intake and status, independence, breathing, etc".[citation needed] The hallmark sign of sarcopenia is loss of lean muscle mass, or muscle atrophy. (wikipedia.org)
  • The degree of sarcopenia is determined by two factors: initial amount of muscle mass and rate at which muscle mass declines. (wikipedia.org)
  • Sarcopenia can be diagnosed when a patient has muscle mass that is at least two standard deviations below the relevant population mean and has a slow walking speed. (wikipedia.org)
  • Sarcopenia is a clinical condition characterized by low muscle mass and low muscle strength. (medscape.com)
  • AMRA's unique whole-body MRI technique captures quantitative measures of liver fat, visceral adipose tissue and muscle volumes. (amramedical.com)
  • While stored fat has the benefit of insulating the body and working as an energy storage, too much visceral fat can have significant negative health effects. (thesportsedu.com)
  • It is characterized by the degenerative loss of skeletal muscle mass, quality, and strength. (wikipedia.org)
  • For example, low birth weight, a marker of a poor early environment, is associated with reduced muscle mass and strength in adult life. (wikipedia.org)
  • Loss of muscle mass is a natural effect of aging. (medscape.com)
  • Humans begin to lose muscle mass starting in our 30s and 40s. (medscape.com)
  • Participants that perceived BMI to be invalid most commonly cited incongruence with one's perception of their own body weight, no accounting for unique body shapes, and no accounting for additional muscle mass. (scirp.org)
  • For example, your strength and power capacity are directly related to lean muscle mass because a bigger muscle also contracts with more force. (thesportsedu.com)
  • This oversimplifies possible health risks and forgets the positive health and performance effects that lean muscle mass might offer. (thesportsedu.com)
  • The weighing scale can't show the amount of body fat and muscle mass in your body, but body composition can help in identifying them. (longevity.technology)
  • A healthy body composition involves less fat and more muscle mass, as too much body fat can further lead to greater risks of developing cancer, diabetes, heart disease and other health problems. (longevity.technology)
  • As people age, the body begins to lose muscle mass, and, as a result, the body gains a higher fat percentage. (longevity.technology)
  • Conclusion: Decreased skeletal muscle mass was related to the occurrence of HF. (bvsalud.org)
  • LV mass and circumferential end-systolic stress were higher with more severe valvular regurgitation. (wustl.edu)
  • Notably, chronic and severe headaches account for affected by age, sex, race, geography and socioeconomic a significant share of headache-related productive time status, and varies according to the population being evaluated ( 6,7 ). (who.int)
  • Nearly 58% of the UAE adult population self-reports as being physically inactive although little accelerometer data currently exists. (ulster.ac.uk)
  • Fat is the body's energy provider and energy reserve, which helps the body maintain a constant temperature. (ucdavis.edu)
  • Skinfold is a preferred method of body fat measurement for non-clinical settings because it is easy to administer with proven accuracy and is not obtrusive with regards to the patient. (ucdavis.edu)
  • body mass index, BMI, then, is a continuation of white supremacist embodiment norms, racializing fat phobia under the guise of clinical authority. (acsh.org)
  • From a performance stand point, excess body fat lowers your work to weight ratio, This means that a heavier person would consume more energy per minute of work resulting in a lower energy economy during activity. (ucdavis.edu)
  • In addition, excess body fat can lead to additional loads placed on joint during weight bearing activities such as running, causing joint distress. (ucdavis.edu)
  • 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)