Body adiposity index and cardiovascular health risk factors in Caucasians: a comparison with the body mass index and others.

<h4>Background</h4>Several studies have shown a relation between the adipose tissue accumulation and a higher risk for developing metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. Thus, body fat content and, mainly, the fat distribution or adiposity could be considered as important indicators of he...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Miquel Bennasar-Veny, Angel A Lopez-Gonzalez, Pedro Tauler, Mey L Cespedes, Teofila Vicente-Herrero, Aina Yañez, Matias Tomas-Salva, Antoni Aguilo
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/d8bf022c382f4ee1a944a29437ca085e
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:d8bf022c382f4ee1a944a29437ca085e
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d8bf022c382f4ee1a944a29437ca085e2021-11-18T07:43:58ZBody adiposity index and cardiovascular health risk factors in Caucasians: a comparison with the body mass index and others.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0063999https://doaj.org/article/d8bf022c382f4ee1a944a29437ca085e2013-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23734182/pdf/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4>Several studies have shown a relation between the adipose tissue accumulation and a higher risk for developing metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. Thus, body fat content and, mainly, the fat distribution or adiposity could be considered as important indicators of health risk. In spite of presenting several limitations, BMI is the most widely used and accepted index for classifying overweight and obesity. The aim of the study was to evaluate the correlations between Body Adiposity Index (BAI), BMI and other adiposity indexes such as WC, WHR and WHtR with cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors. Furthermore, the behavior of BAI and BMI regarding the ability to discriminate overweight or obese individuals was also analyzed.<h4>Research methodology/principal findings</h4>A cross-sectional study was conducted in Spanish Caucasian adult workers. Participants in the study (29.214 men and 21.040 women, aged 20-68 years) were systematically selected during their work health periodic examinations. BAI, BMI, WHR, WHtR, body weight, hip and waist circumference (WC) as well as systolic and diastolic blood pressure were measured. Serum levels of high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglycerides (TG) and glucose were also determined. Results of the study indicated that BAI was less correlated with cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic risk factors than other adiposity indexes (BMI, WC and WHtR). The best correlations were found for WHtR. In addition, the BAI presented lower discriminatory capacity than BMI for diagnosing metabolic syndrome (MS) using both IDF and ATP III criteria. A different behavior of the BAI in men and women when considering the ability to discriminate overweight or obese individuals was also observed.<h4>Conclusions</h4>The adiposity indexes that include the waist circumference (WHtR and WC) may be better candidates than BAI and BMI to evaluate metabolic and cardiovascular risk in both clinical practice and research.Miquel Bennasar-VenyAngel A Lopez-GonzalezPedro TaulerMey L CespedesTeofila Vicente-HerreroAina YañezMatias Tomas-SalvaAntoni AguiloPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 5, p e63999 (2013)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	Medicine R Science Q
spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Miquel Bennasar-Veny Angel A Lopez-Gonzalez Pedro Tauler Mey L Cespedes Teofila Vicente-Herrero Aina Yañez Matias Tomas-Salva Antoni Aguilo Body adiposity index and cardiovascular health risk factors in Caucasians: a comparison with the body mass index and others.
description	<h4>Background</h4>Several studies have shown a relation between the adipose tissue accumulation and a higher risk for developing metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. Thus, body fat content and, mainly, the fat distribution or adiposity could be considered as important indicators of health risk. In spite of presenting several limitations, BMI is the most widely used and accepted index for classifying overweight and obesity. The aim of the study was to evaluate the correlations between Body Adiposity Index (BAI), BMI and other adiposity indexes such as WC, WHR and WHtR with cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors. Furthermore, the behavior of BAI and BMI regarding the ability to discriminate overweight or obese individuals was also analyzed.<h4>Research methodology/principal findings</h4>A cross-sectional study was conducted in Spanish Caucasian adult workers. Participants in the study (29.214 men and 21.040 women, aged 20-68 years) were systematically selected during their work health periodic examinations. BAI, BMI, WHR, WHtR, body weight, hip and waist circumference (WC) as well as systolic and diastolic blood pressure were measured. Serum levels of high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglycerides (TG) and glucose were also determined. Results of the study indicated that BAI was less correlated with cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic risk factors than other adiposity indexes (BMI, WC and WHtR). The best correlations were found for WHtR. In addition, the BAI presented lower discriminatory capacity than BMI for diagnosing metabolic syndrome (MS) using both IDF and ATP III criteria. A different behavior of the BAI in men and women when considering the ability to discriminate overweight or obese individuals was also observed.<h4>Conclusions</h4>The adiposity indexes that include the waist circumference (WHtR and WC) may be better candidates than BAI and BMI to evaluate metabolic and cardiovascular risk in both clinical practice and research.
format	article
author	Miquel Bennasar-Veny Angel A Lopez-Gonzalez Pedro Tauler Mey L Cespedes Teofila Vicente-Herrero Aina Yañez Matias Tomas-Salva Antoni Aguilo
author_facet	Miquel Bennasar-Veny Angel A Lopez-Gonzalez Pedro Tauler Mey L Cespedes Teofila Vicente-Herrero Aina Yañez Matias Tomas-Salva Antoni Aguilo
author_sort	Miquel Bennasar-Veny
title	Body adiposity index and cardiovascular health risk factors in Caucasians: a comparison with the body mass index and others.
title_short	Body adiposity index and cardiovascular health risk factors in Caucasians: a comparison with the body mass index and others.
title_full	Body adiposity index and cardiovascular health risk factors in Caucasians: a comparison with the body mass index and others.
title_fullStr	Body adiposity index and cardiovascular health risk factors in Caucasians: a comparison with the body mass index and others.
title_full_unstemmed	Body adiposity index and cardiovascular health risk factors in Caucasians: a comparison with the body mass index and others.
title_sort	body adiposity index and cardiovascular health risk factors in caucasians: a comparison with the body mass index and others.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2013
url	https://doaj.org/article/d8bf022c382f4ee1a944a29437ca085e
work_keys_str_mv	AT miquelbennasarveny bodyadiposityindexandcardiovascularhealthriskfactorsincaucasiansacomparisonwiththebodymassindexandothers AT angelalopezgonzalez bodyadiposityindexandcardiovascularhealthriskfactorsincaucasiansacomparisonwiththebodymassindexandothers AT pedrotauler bodyadiposityindexandcardiovascularhealthriskfactorsincaucasiansacomparisonwiththebodymassindexandothers AT meylcespedes bodyadiposityindexandcardiovascularhealthriskfactorsincaucasiansacomparisonwiththebodymassindexandothers AT teofilavicenteherrero bodyadiposityindexandcardiovascularhealthriskfactorsincaucasiansacomparisonwiththebodymassindexandothers AT ainayanez bodyadiposityindexandcardiovascularhealthriskfactorsincaucasiansacomparisonwiththebodymassindexandothers AT matiastomassalva bodyadiposityindexandcardiovascularhealthriskfactorsincaucasiansacomparisonwiththebodymassindexandothers AT antoniaguilo bodyadiposityindexandcardiovascularhealthriskfactorsincaucasiansacomparisonwiththebodymassindexandothers
_version_	1718423067229683712

Body adiposity index and cardiovascular health risk factors in Caucasians: a comparison with the body mass index and others.

Ejemplares similares