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Relationship between "a body shape index (ABSI)" and body composition in obese patients with type 2 diabetes.


ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity is known to be related to the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). The most commonly used anthropometric indicator (body mass index [BMI]) presents several limitations such as the lack of possibility to distinguish adipose tissue distribution. Thus, this study examines the suitability of a body shape index (ABSI) for prediction of body composition and sarcopenic obesity in obese or overweight T2D subjects.

Methods

Cross-sectional study in 199 overweight/obese T2D adults. Anthropometric (BMI, ABSI) and body composition (fat mass [FM], fat-free mass [FFM], fat mass index [FMI] and fat-free mass index, and the ratio FM/FFM as an index of sarcopenic obesity) data was collected, as well as metabolic parameters (glycated haemoglobin [HbA1c], mean blood glucose, fasting plasma glucose [FPG], high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol [HDL], low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol, total cholesterol, and triglycerides [TG] levels; the ratio TG/HDL was also calculated as a surrogate marker for insulin resistance).

Results

ABSI was significantly associated with age and waist circumference. It showed a statistically significant correlation with BMI exclusively in women. Regarding body composition, in men, ABSI was associated with FM (%), while in women it was associated with both FM and FFM. Both males and females groups with high ABSI scores were significantly older (men: 59.3?±?10.8 vs 54.6?±?10.1, p???0.05; women: 65.1?±?9.8 vs 58.1?±?13.3, p???0.005) and showed lower FFM values (men: 62.3?±?9.0 vs 66.2?±?9.3, p???0.05; women: 48.7?±?5.6 vs 54.5?±?8.9, p???0.001) compared with low-ABSI groups. Multiple linear regression revealed that ABSI independently predict FMI and the FM/FFM ratio in women. Sarcopenic obesity was identified in 70 (36.5%) individuals according to the FM/FFM ratio. The AUROC of ABSI was 63.1% (95% CI 54.6-71.6%; p?=?0.003) and an ABSI value of 0.083 m11/6 kg-2/3 was the optimal threshold in discriminating patients with sarcopenic obesity (sensitivity: 48%, specificity: 73%). Moreover, a significant association between ABSI and FPG was found in men.

Conclusions

ABSI could be useful to identify visceral and sarcopenic obesity in overweight/obese adults with T2D, adding some relevant clinical information to traditional anthropometric measures.

SUBMITTER: Gomez-Peralta F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5859756 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Relationship between "a body shape index (ABSI)" and body composition in obese patients with type 2 diabetes.

Gomez-Peralta Fernando F   Abreu Cristina C   Cruz-Bravo Margarita M   Alcarria Elvira E   Gutierrez-Buey Gala G   Krakauer Nir Y NY   Krakauer Jesse C JC  

Diabetology & metabolic syndrome 20180320


<h4>Background</h4>Obesity is known to be related to the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). The most commonly used anthropometric indicator (body mass index [BMI]) presents several limitations such as the lack of possibility to distinguish adipose tissue distribution. Thus, this study examines the suitability of a body shape index (ABSI) for prediction of body composition and sarcopenic obesity in obese or overweight T2D subjects.<h4>Methods</h4>Cross-sectional study in 199 overweigh  ...[more]

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