RT Journal Article
T1 Comparison of body mass index (BMI) with the CUN-BAE body adiposity estimator in the prediction of hypertension and type 2 diabetes
A1 Martín, Vicente
A1 Dávila-Batista, Verónica
A1 Castilla, Jesús
A1 Godoy, Pere
A1 Delgado-Rodríguez, Miguel
A1 Soldevila, Nuria
A1 Molina, Antonio J.
A1 Fernandez-Villa, Tania
A1 Astray, Jenaro
A1 Castro, Ady
A1 González-Candelas, Fernando
A1 Mayoral, José María
A1 Quintana, José María
A1 Domínguez, Angela
K1 Obesity
K1 Body mass index
K1 Body fat
K1 CUN-BAE
K1 Population attributable fraction
K1 Hypertension
K1 Diabetes
K1 Obesidad
K1 Índice de masa corporal
K1 Hipertensión
AB BACKGROUND: Obesity is a world-wide epidemic whose prevalence is underestimated by BMI measurements, but CUN-BAE (Clínica Universidad de Navarra - Body Adiposity Estimator) estimates the percentage of body fat (BF) while incorporating information on sex and age, thus giving a better match. Our aim is to compare the BMI and CUN-BAE in determining the population attributable fraction (AFp) for obesity as a cause of chronic diseases.METHODS: We calculated the Pearson correlation coefficient between BMI and CUN-BAE, the Kappa index and the internal validity of the BMI. The risks of arterial hypertension (AHT) and diabetes mellitus (DM) and the AFp for obesity were assessed using both the BMI and CUN-BAE.RESULTS: 3888 white subjects were investigated. The overall correlation between BMI and CUN-BAE was R(2) = 0.48, which improved when sex and age were taken into account (R(2) > 0.90). The Kappa coefficient for diagnosis of obesity was low (28.7 %). The AFp was 50 % higher for DM and double for AHT when CUN-BAE was used.CONCLUSIONS: The overall correlation between BMI and CUN-BAE was not good. The AFp of obesity for AHT and DM may be underestimated if assessed using the BMI, as may the prevalence of obesity when estimated from the percentage of BF.
PB BioMed Central
YR 2016
FD 2016-01-27
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2602
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2602
LA en
NO Martín V, Dávila-Batista V, Castilla J, Godoy P, Delgado-Rodríguez M, Soldevila N, et al. Comparison of body mass index (BMI) with the CUN-BAE body adiposity estimator in the prediction of hypertension and type 2 diabetes. BMC Public Health. 2016 Jan 27;16:82
NO This study was supported by the Ministry of Science and Innovation, Carlos III Institute of Health, Programme of Research on Influenza A/H1N1 (Grant GR09/0030), and the Catalan Agency for the Management of Grants for University Research (AGAUR Grant number 2009/ SGR 42).
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RD Apr 7, 2025