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dc.title | A method comparison study to validate a novel parameter of obesity, the body adiposity index, in chinese subjects | |
dc.contributor.author | Lam, B.C.C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Lim, S.C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Wong, M.T.K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Shum, E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ho, C.Y. | |
dc.contributor.author | Bosco, J.I.E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Chen, C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Koh, G.C.H. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-11-26T02:11:54Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-11-26T02:11:54Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-12 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Lam, B.C.C., Lim, S.C., Wong, M.T.K., Shum, E., Ho, C.Y., Bosco, J.I.E., Chen, C., Koh, G.C.H. (2013-12). A method comparison study to validate a novel parameter of obesity, the body adiposity index, in chinese subjects. Obesity 21 (12) : E634-E639. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.20504 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 19307381 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/108710 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective A recently developed parameter, the body adiposity index (BAI)-a composite index based on hip circumference and height-estimates the percentage (%) body adiposity indirectly. The BAI was compared with dual energy X-ray absorptiometer (DEXA)-derived % adiposity to validate the BAI in the local Chinese population. Design and Methods 105 Chinese were recruited and % adiposity estimated by BAI was compared with that derived from DEXA using the Bland Altman plot. A correlation study comparing the BAI with body mass index (BMI) was also done. Results BAI underestimated DEXA-derived % adiposity by a mean of 5.77% with 95% limits of agreement of ±8.4%. When stratified by gender, BMI correlated with DEXA-derived % adiposity better than BAI (r = 0.81 vs. 0.74 for males, P = 0.088, and r = 0.87 vs. 0.82 for females, P = 0.087). Hip circumference and waist circumference also correlated better with the BMI than BAI (r = 0.94 vs. 0.71 for hip circumference, P < 0.001, and r = 0.93 vs. 0.50 for waist circumference, P < 0.001, respectively). Conclusions The BAI underestimates DEXA-derived % adiposity in a Chinese population in Singapore and is unlikely to be a better overall index of adiposity than the established BMI. Copyright © 2013 The Obesity Society. | |
dc.description.uri | http://libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oby.20504 | |
dc.source | Scopus | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.contributor.department | SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH | |
dc.description.doi | 10.1002/oby.20504 | |
dc.description.sourcetitle | Obesity | |
dc.description.volume | 21 | |
dc.description.issue | 12 | |
dc.description.page | E634-E639 | |
dc.identifier.isiut | 000329614200015 | |
Appears in Collections: | Staff Publications |
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