The Role of Different Indexes of Adiposity and Body Composition for the Identification of Metabolic Syndrome in Women with Obesity.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to compare the accuracy of different indexes of adiposity and/or body composition in identifying the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in a group of 1528 Caucasian women with obesity: (age ± standard deviation (SD): 50.8 ± 14 years (range 18-83); body mass index (BMI) 43.3 ± 5.9 kg/m2 (30.7-72.9 kg/m2)). The following indexes were assessed in each subject: BMI, fat-free mass index (FFMI), fat mass index (FMI), tri-ponderal mass index (TMI), waist-to-height ratio (WtHR), and the body mass fat index (BMFI). Thereafter, a threshold value adjusted for age, which could identify MetS, was calculated for each index. A significant correlation was found among all indexes (p < 0.0001 for all). However, when the area under the curve (AUC) was compared, WtHR performed significantly b

SUBMITTER: Radetti G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8125097 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature