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KMID : 0928320060060030158
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Korean Journal of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2006 Volume.6 No. 3 p.158 ~ p.164
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Age-related changes of Body mass index and body fat distribution in Korean women
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Joo Il-Woo
BaeTae-Gi
Park Yeul-Soo
Kim Sang-Man
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Abstract
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Background: Body mass index among different sex is currently applied as the diagnostic standard of obesity regardless of age. The
aim of this study is to show the necessity of new obesity index in Korean women dependent on age from the results of
age-associated body mass index and body fat distribution of the visitors in Women’s Health-Care Center in Seoul.
Methods: We selected 2211 subjects who have visited the Women’s Health-Care Center in Seoul from June 2003 to December 2004. Body weight, body mass index, body fat mass and fat free mass associated with age were measured and analyzed by SPSS( ANOVA and Duncan post-hoc test).
Results: Each of body weight, body mass index and body fat mass of group 50-59 were 56.2±7.8kg, 23.7±3.0kg/m2, 18.1±7.3kg and they showed significant increase compared to those of group 40-49(54.5±7.6kg, 22.3±2.9kg/m2, 15.7±5.0kg)(P<0.05)). In the case of fat free mass, Mean value of group 50 was 38.1± 3.6kg and it showed significant decrease compared to that of group 40-49(38.8±3.6kg)(P<0.05)).
Conclusions: No significant changes of body weight, body mass index and body fat mass were observed in subjects under 40. Increase in body weight, body mass index and body fat mass in subjects over 50 were proven to be statistically significant. However, in case of fat free mass, slightly increase from 20 to 30 and consistancy from 30 to 40 were observed. And significant decrease in fat free mass in subjects over 50 was noted. We should conduct further systematic epidemiologic study to apply this to universal standards. (Korean J Health Promot Dis Prev 2006 ; 6(3) : 158~164)
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KEYWORD
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body composition, body mass index(BMI), body fat mass, fat free mass, obesity
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