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KMID : 1234920060060010069
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Journal of Korean Oriental Association for Study of Obesity
2006 Volume.6 No. 1 p.69 ~ p.80
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Assessment of Anthropometric Obesity Indexes by Correlation with Body Composition
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Sim Woo-Jin
Ryu Su-Min
Shin Seung-Uoo
Kim Kil-Soo
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Abstract
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Object: Waist circumference(WC), waist-hip ratio(WHR), waist-stature ratio(WSR), and body mass index(BMI) are commonly used for evaluating obesity. This Research were done to determine what is more sensitive obesity indexes(WC, WHR, WSR, BMI) Correlated with body composition such as body fat mass, body fat(%), visceral fat area, and fat free mass. And what is more sensitively correlated obesity indexes with % changes of body composition during weight reduction treatment.
Methods: This clinical retrospective research were carried out 127 cases of female obese outpatients with weight reduction treatment during 1 month. Bioelectrical impedence analysis(for body composition) and body size(for anthropometric obesity indexes) were estimated in pre-treatment and post-treatment to evaluate the obesity indexes. Pearson correlation coefficients were used to select useful obesity index.
Result & Conclusion: BMI is useful index for diagnosis and evaluation of obesity. WSR is sensitively correlated with visceral fat area and body fat(%). So, WSR is useful index for evaluating abdominal obesity and risk factors of metabolic syndrome. WC is correlated with both body fat mass and fat free mass. WHR is not optimal for diagnosis and evaluation of obesity.
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KEYWORD
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Obesity index, BMI, WHR
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