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Which is the Best Anthropometric Technique to Identify Obesity: Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference or Waist-Hip Ratio?
Ersin Akpinar
Ibrahim Bashan
Nafiz Bozdemir
Esra Saatci
Sažetak
This study was designed to define the most suitable anthropometric technique among body mass index (BMI), waist
circumference (WC) and waist-hip ratio (WHR) as indices of obesity in adult people living in Adana, a Southern province
of Turkey. A random sample design was used. A total of 900 individuals (men and non-pregnant women aged 25–65
years) were enrolled in the study. Of subjects, 50.9% were females. Anthropometric measurements were performed. Data
were analysed using statistical package program. The prevalence of obesity among adults living in Adana was 20.8%
28.4% when defined using BMI, 30.5% by WC and 15.8% 42.0% by WHR. Truncal obesity and gynoid obesity showed
similar prevalence with 26.6%, in the same age group. Waist circumference, BMI and WHR identified different proportions
of the population, as measured for obesity prevalence. The most common methods for diagnosing overweight and
obesity are based on BMI (kg/m2). However, BMI is suboptimal marker for total body fat percentage and even less suitable
to assess body fat distribution. WHR is the most useful measure of obesity and the best simple anthropometric index in
predicting a wide range of risk factors and related health conditions.
Ključne riječi
Turkey; anthropometry; obesity; BMI; waist circumference; waist-hip-ratio
Hrčak ID:
27369
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Datum izdavanja:
10.4.2007.
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