Abdominal height measures and body mass index
Journal Title: The Journal of Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
I read two recent manuscripts with novel practical ways for obesity assessments. Okeahialam BN et al. compared the ability of body mass index (BMI) and of abdominal height (AH) measurements to predict diagnosis of hypertension and diabetesin 31 males. The authors utilized anabdominometer, which is the new tool to get the AH measurements. The cut-off values considered in their screening for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk were respectively 25 cm, 30 kg/m2, and 140/90 mmHg for AH, BMI, and arterial blood pressure. They concluded that AH is better than the traditional anthropometric measures for evaluation of CVD risks, and suggested its routine utilization to establish validation and acceptance. Chung W et al. changed the body shape index (BSI) by the z-score of the log-transformed BSI (LBSIZ), and utilized it as a new tool for measurement of CVD risks in aKorean survey. The authors emphasized LBSIZ as a better option to evaluate abdominal obesity, compared with BMI, and predict arterial hypertension and healthrelated quality of life impairment. LBSIZ, different of BMI, can distinguish muscle and fat, predicting the percentage of body fat and allowing more accurate evaluation of the risk of cardiac or cerebrovascular events. They suggested yet that LBSIZ be evaluated in relation to predict morbidity and mortality. As a whole, the data of both studies seem to indicate that BMI determinations should be complemented by new assessments considered more adequate to measure abdominal fat.
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Vitorino Modesto dos Santos
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