作者: Miquel Bennasar-Veny , Angel A Lopez-Gonzalez , Pedro Tauler , Mey L Cespedes , Teofila Vicente-Herrero
DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0063999
关键词: Body mass index 、 Obesity 、 Internal medicine 、 Waist–hip ratio 、 Endocrinology 、 Environmental health 、 Waist-to-height ratio 、 Anthropometry 、 Body adiposity index 、 Medicine 、 Risk assessment 、 Overweight 、 General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 、 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 、 General Medicine
摘要: Background Several studies have shown a relation between the adipose tissue accumulation and higher risk for developing metabolic cardiovascular diseases. Thus, body fat content and, mainly, distribution or adiposity could be considered as important indicators of health risk. In spite presenting several limitations, BMI is most widely used accepted index classifying overweight obesity. The aim study was to evaluate correlations Body Adiposity Index (BAI), other indexes such WC, WHR WHtR with factors. Furthermore, behavior BAI regarding ability discriminate obese individuals also analyzed.