Our experiences with human body composition estimations; low discriminatory power of body mass index to segregate body fatness

Dandinasivara Venkateshaiah, Muralidhara and Ahmad Zubaidi, A.Latif and Mohd Nasir, Mat Nor (2016) Our experiences with human body composition estimations; low discriminatory power of body mass index to segregate body fatness. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 16 (3). pp. 16-19. ISSN 16750306

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Abstract

Body mass index, though globally a very popular and frequently used surrogate measure of body fatness, has come under some scrutiny and serious criticism in recent years for its inability to reflect the same. This is particularly disconcerting with health risks involved in cardiometabolic diseases associated with obesity. Therefore, it is suggested that actual measurement of body fat levels be used and there are simple and easier techniques available. The measurements of body volume index in replacing body mass index may provide better information on human body composition for future research.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Body mass index, body fat, body volume index, cardiometabolic diseases, health risks
Subjects: Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology
R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine
Depositing User: Syahmi Manaf
Date Deposited: 13 Sep 2022 05:21
Last Modified: 13 Sep 2022 05:21
URI: http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/id/eprint/7316

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