Body Adiposity Index Utilization in a Spanish Mediterranean Population: Comparison with the Body Mass Index

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dc.contributor.author López González, Ángel Arturo
dc.contributor.author Cespedes, Mey Lin
dc.contributor.author Vicente Herrero, María Teófila
dc.contributor.author Tomas Salva, Matias
dc.contributor.author Bennasar Veny, Miguel
dc.contributor.author Tauler Riera, Pedro José
dc.contributor.author Aguiló Pons, Antonio
dc.date.accessioned 2016-01-29T09:05:07Z
dc.date.available 2016-01-29T09:05:07Z
dc.date.issued 2012-04-09
dc.identifier.citation 1932-6203
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/11201/1732
dc.description.abstract Background: Body fat content and fat distribution or adiposity are indicators of health risk. Several techniques have been developed and used for assessing and/or determining body fat or adiposity. Recently, the Body Adiposity Index (BAI), which is based on the measurements of hip circumference and height, has been suggested as a new index of adiposity. The aim of the study was to compare BAI and BMI measurements in a Caucasian population from a European Mediterranean area and to assess the usefulness of the BAI in men and women separately. Research Methodology/Principal Findings: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in a Caucasian population. All participants in the study (1,726 women and 1,474 men, mean age 39.2 years, SD 10.8) were from Mallorca (Spain). Anthropometric data, including percentage of body fat mass obtained by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis, were determined. Body Mass Index (BMI) and BAI were calculated. BAI and BMI showed a good correlation (r = 0.64, p<0.001). A strong correlation was also found between BAI and the % fat determined using BIA (r = 0.74, p<0.001), which is even stronger than the one between BMI and % fat (r = 0.54, p<0.001). However, the ROC curve analysis showed a higher accuracy for BMI than for the BAI regarding the discriminatory capacity. Conclusion: The BAI could be a good tool to measure adiposity due, at least in part, to the advantages over other more complex mechanical or electrical systems. Probably, the most important advantage of BAI over BMI is that weight is not needed. However, in general it seems that the BAI does not overcome the limitations of BMI.
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Public Library of Science
dc.relation.isformatof Reproducció del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0035281
dc.relation.ispartof Plos One, 2012, vol. 7, num. 4, p. e35281-e35281
dc.rights cc-by (c) López González, Ángel Arturo et al., 2012
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es
dc.subject.classification Ciències de la salut
dc.subject.classification Nutrició
dc.subject.other Medical sciences
dc.subject.other Nutrition
dc.title Body Adiposity Index Utilization in a Spanish Mediterranean Population: Comparison with the Body Mass Index
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.date.updated 2016-01-29T09:05:08Z
dc.subject.keywords Body Mass Index
dc.subject.keywords Public Healht
dc.subject.keywords Obesity
dc.subject.keywords Body Adiposity Index
dc.subject.keywords nutrition
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dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0035281


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