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BMI and objectively measured body fat and body fat distribution in prepubertal children.

Dencker, Magnus LU ; Thorsson, Ola LU ; Lindén, Christian LU ; Wollmer, Per LU ; Andersen, Lars B and Karlsson, Magnus K LU (2007) In Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging 27(1). p.12-16
Abstract
Background Body Mass Index (BMI) is often used as a surrogate estimate of body fat in epidemiological studies. This study explores the association between BMI, body fat and body fat distribution assessed by Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) in younger children. Methods Cross-sectional study of 246 children (138 boys and 108 girls) aged 8-11 years. DXA was used to quantify abdominal fat mass (AFM), total body fat (TBF) and also total body fat as percentage of total body mass (BF%). Body fat distribution was calculated as AFM/TBF. Results We found close correlations between BMI vs. TBF, BF% and AFM (r = 0.94, r = 0.92 and r = 0.93) for boys and (r = 0.95, r = 0.92 and r = 0.95) for girls, respectively (P < 0.05 for all r-values).... (More)
Background Body Mass Index (BMI) is often used as a surrogate estimate of body fat in epidemiological studies. This study explores the association between BMI, body fat and body fat distribution assessed by Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) in younger children. Methods Cross-sectional study of 246 children (138 boys and 108 girls) aged 8-11 years. DXA was used to quantify abdominal fat mass (AFM), total body fat (TBF) and also total body fat as percentage of total body mass (BF%). Body fat distribution was calculated as AFM/TBF. Results We found close correlations between BMI vs. TBF, BF% and AFM (r = 0.94, r = 0.92 and r = 0.93) for boys and (r = 0.95, r = 0.92 and r = 0.95) for girls, respectively (P < 0.05 for all r-values). However, significantly lower correlation (P < 0.001 for difference between the r-values) existed for body fat distribution (r = 0.64 for boys and 0.73 for girls). Conclusion Percentage body fat, TBF and AFM were all closely associated with BMI, suggesting that BMI serves as a good surrogate marker for obesity in population studies. However, a significantly lower correlation existed for BMI vs. body fat distribution, which may be a limitation when BMI is used to study cardiovascular risk factors in epidemiological studies. (Less)
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Body Mass Index, body fat, children, Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry
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Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging
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12 - 16
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John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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1475-0961
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10.1111/j.1475-097X.2007.00709.x
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English
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  author       = {{Dencker, Magnus and Thorsson, Ola and Lindén, Christian and Wollmer, Per and Andersen, Lars B and Karlsson, Magnus K}},
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