Optimal cutoffs of percentage body fat for predicting obesity-related cardiovascular disease risk factors in Korean adults  

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Kim, Chul-Hyun ; Park, Hye Soon ; Park, Mira ; Kim, Hyeoijin

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition vol. 94 no. 01 (Jul. 2011), page 34-39 .
Topik: OBESITY; Body Composition; Cardiovascular Disease
Fulltext: Am J Clin Nutr-2011-Kim-34-9.pdf (107.31KB)

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Background: Obesity is a major health problem. It is associated with cardiovascular disease. The diagnosis of obesity is crucial to treating and preventing obesity-related medical problems. Objective: The objective was to determine optimal percentage body fat cutoffs in Korean adults for predicting obesity-related cardiovascular disease risk factors. Design: We evaluated the body composition and prevalence of obesity-related cardiovascular risk factors, such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia, in 41,088 Korean adults aged 18–92 y. The optimal percentage body fat cutoffs for Korean adults were determined. Multivariable-adjusted odds ratios (ORs) of overweight and obesity were estimated by logistic regression. Results: The first cutoffs in men and women were 17% and 32% body fat, respectively; the second cutoffs were 21% and 37% body fat, respectively. The percentages of obese men and women were 41.8% and 15.9%, respectively. The adjusted OR of at least one risk factor for overweight or obesity in men was 2.22 (95% CI: 2.07, 2.38) or 4.05 (95% CI: 3.78, 4.33). The adjusted OR for women was 1.95 (95% CI: 1.79, 2.07; P < 0.0001) or 3.21 (95% CI: 2.87, 3.57). Conclusions: Only one-fourth of Korean men had a normal body composition, whereas most of the Korean women had a normal body composition. We conclude that susceptibility to cardiovascular disease and its risk factors is higher in Korean men than in Korean women. The cutoffs are useful for providing adequate guidelines for treating and preventing cardiovascular disease. This was the first study to determine cutoffs of percentage body fat for Korean adults.

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