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Article: Body fat determination by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry and its relation to body mass index and waist circumference in Hong Kong Chinese

TitleBody fat determination by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry and its relation to body mass index and waist circumference in Hong Kong Chinese
Authors
KeywordsBody fat
Body mass index
Chinese
Waist circumference
Issue Date2001
PublisherNature Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.nature.com/ijo/
Citation
International Journal Of Obesity, 2001, v. 25 n. 5, p. 748-752 How to Cite?
AbstractOBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between percent body fat and body mass index (BMI) in the Chinese population of Hong Kong and to investigate whether the newly proposed lower BMI cut-offs for obesity in the Asia-Pacific Region recommended jointly by the International Association for the Study of Obesity, the International Obesity Task Force and the WHO are appropriate for Hong Kong Chinese. METHODS: A total of 190 female and 140 male healthy subjects were recruited from the community. BMI was calculated as weight/height. Body fat content (%BF) was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). RESULTS: Comparing %BF measured by DEXA with predicted %BF derived from BMI using a prediction formula developed in Caucasian population showed that the formula significantly under-predicted %BF by 1.1% in males and 3.4% in females. A predicted BMI of 25 and 30kg/m 2 using a Caucasian-based formula corresponds to an actual BMI of 23 and 25 kg/m 2, respectively. On linear regression analysis, 25% BF corresponds to a BMI of 24.6 kg/m 2 in males and a waist circumference of 86 cm; 35% BF corresponds to a BMI of 22.6 kg/m 2 and a waist circumference of 73.5 cm in females. CONCLUSION: Hong Kong Chinese population have a higher %BF for a given BMI which would partly explain why the health risks associated with obesity occur at a lower BMI. Our results would support the recommendations of using lower BMI cut-offs to define obesity in the Asia Region.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/77787
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2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.504
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dc.contributor.authorHe, Men_HK
dc.contributor.authorTan, KCBen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLi, ETSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorKung, AWCen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T07:35:43Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T07:35:43Z-
dc.date.issued2001en_HK
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal Of Obesity, 2001, v. 25 n. 5, p. 748-752en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0307-0565en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/77787-
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between percent body fat and body mass index (BMI) in the Chinese population of Hong Kong and to investigate whether the newly proposed lower BMI cut-offs for obesity in the Asia-Pacific Region recommended jointly by the International Association for the Study of Obesity, the International Obesity Task Force and the WHO are appropriate for Hong Kong Chinese. METHODS: A total of 190 female and 140 male healthy subjects were recruited from the community. BMI was calculated as weight/height. Body fat content (%BF) was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). RESULTS: Comparing %BF measured by DEXA with predicted %BF derived from BMI using a prediction formula developed in Caucasian population showed that the formula significantly under-predicted %BF by 1.1% in males and 3.4% in females. A predicted BMI of 25 and 30kg/m 2 using a Caucasian-based formula corresponds to an actual BMI of 23 and 25 kg/m 2, respectively. On linear regression analysis, 25% BF corresponds to a BMI of 24.6 kg/m 2 in males and a waist circumference of 86 cm; 35% BF corresponds to a BMI of 22.6 kg/m 2 and a waist circumference of 73.5 cm in females. CONCLUSION: Hong Kong Chinese population have a higher %BF for a given BMI which would partly explain why the health risks associated with obesity occur at a lower BMI. Our results would support the recommendations of using lower BMI cut-offs to define obesity in the Asia Region.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherNature Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.nature.com/ijo/en_HK
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Obesityen_HK
dc.subjectBody faten_HK
dc.subjectBody mass indexen_HK
dc.subjectChineseen_HK
dc.subjectWaist circumferenceen_HK
dc.subject.meshAbsorptiometry, Photon - methodsen_HK
dc.subject.meshAdipose Tissueen_HK
dc.subject.meshAdulten_HK
dc.subject.meshAgeden_HK
dc.subject.meshAnthropometryen_HK
dc.subject.meshBody Compositionen_HK
dc.subject.meshBody Mass Indexen_HK
dc.subject.meshChina - ethnologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshEuropean Continental Ancestry Groupen_HK
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshHong Kongen_HK
dc.subject.meshHumansen_HK
dc.subject.meshMaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_HK
dc.subject.meshObesity - diagnosis - ethnologyen_HK
dc.titleBody fat determination by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry and its relation to body mass index and waist circumference in Hong Kong Chineseen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.emailTan, KCB: kcbtan@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailLi, ETS: etsli@hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1038/sj.ijo.0801612en_HK
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dc.identifier.volume25en_HK
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