Association of the body adiposity index (BAI) with metabolic risk factors in young and older overweight and obese women

作者：Siervo Mario^*; Prado C M; Stephan B C; Lara J; Muscariello E; Nasti G; Colantuoni A

来源：Eating and Weight Disorders, 2014, 19(3): 397-402.

DOI：10.1007/s40519-013-0077-0

• Obesity
• Body composition
• Fat mass
• Metabolic risk
• Ageing

Body adiposity index (BAI) is a novel index for the assessment of percentage fat mass (FM%). We tested the association between BAI and metabolic outcomes in overweight and obese women of different ages. %26lt;br%26gt;260 young women (24.7 +/- A 5.3 years, 31.0 +/- A 5.0 kg/m(2)) and 328 older women (66.9 +/- A 4.6 years, 34.8 +/- A 4.7 kg/m(2)) were recruited. BAI was calculated using hip circumference and height. Bioimpedance analysis was used to measure FM%. Metabolic risk was assessed using a composite z score integrating standardised measurements of fasting glucose, total cholesterol, liver enzymes and triglycerides. %26lt;br%26gt;The association between BAI and FM% was modest in both young (r = 0.56, p %26lt; 0.001) and older (r = 0.49, p %26lt; 0.001) groups. BAI was directly associated with metabolic risk in young women (r = 0.29, p %26lt; 0.001), whereas it showed a weak, inverse association in the older group (r = -0.14, p = 0.01). %26lt;br%26gt;BAI validity needs to be re-assessed in older individuals for better definition of its predictive accuracy.

• 出版日期2014-9