TY - JOUR
T1 - The Significance of Measuring Body Fat Percentage Determined by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis for Detecting Subjects With Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors
AU - Yamashita, Kentaro
AU - Kondo, Takahisa
AU - Osugi, Shigeki
AU - Shimokata, Keiko
AU - Maeda, Kengo
AU - Okumura, Naoki
AU - Matsudaira, Kyoko
AU - Shintani, Satoshi
AU - Muramatsu, Takashi
AU - Matsushita, Kunihiro
AU - Murohara, Toyoaki
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Background: Body fat percentage (BF%) determined by bioelectrical impedance analysis is widely used at home and in medical check-ups. However, the clinical significance of measuring BF% has not been studied in detail. Methods and Results: A cross-sectional study was carried out on a cohort of 10,774 middle-aged Japanese men who had undergone an annual check-up in 2008. Cut-off points were evaluated for body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and BF% for detecting participants with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors (diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia), and effectiveness compared for each marker's cut-off point. Additionally, the effects of smoking on cut-off points were evaluated. The cut-off points of BMI, WC, and BF% for detecting participants with 1 or more CVD risk factors were 22.7 kg/m2, 81.4 cm, and 20.3%, respectively. The cut-off points of BF% for 1 or more CVD risk factors classified 3.43% more subjects into correct categories than those of BMI (P<0.001). The cut-off points of BMI, WC, and BF% for detecting individuals with 3 CVD risk factors in current smokers were 24.9 kg/m2, 87.8 cm, and 23.7%, while those in non-smokers were 23.3 kg/m2, 83.9 cm, and 22.3%, respectively. Conclusions: BF% could be more effective in detecting individuals with early stage CVD risk accumulation than BMI. The cut-off points for current smokers were lower than those for non-smokers in all markers.
AB - Background: Body fat percentage (BF%) determined by bioelectrical impedance analysis is widely used at home and in medical check-ups. However, the clinical significance of measuring BF% has not been studied in detail. Methods and Results: A cross-sectional study was carried out on a cohort of 10,774 middle-aged Japanese men who had undergone an annual check-up in 2008. Cut-off points were evaluated for body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and BF% for detecting participants with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors (diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia), and effectiveness compared for each marker's cut-off point. Additionally, the effects of smoking on cut-off points were evaluated. The cut-off points of BMI, WC, and BF% for detecting participants with 1 or more CVD risk factors were 22.7 kg/m2, 81.4 cm, and 20.3%, respectively. The cut-off points of BF% for 1 or more CVD risk factors classified 3.43% more subjects into correct categories than those of BMI (P<0.001). The cut-off points of BMI, WC, and BF% for detecting individuals with 3 CVD risk factors in current smokers were 24.9 kg/m2, 87.8 cm, and 23.7%, while those in non-smokers were 23.3 kg/m2, 83.9 cm, and 22.3%, respectively. Conclusions: BF% could be more effective in detecting individuals with early stage CVD risk accumulation than BMI. The cut-off points for current smokers were lower than those for non-smokers in all markers.
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U2 - 10.1253/circj.CJ-12-0337
DO - 10.1253/circj.CJ-12-0337
M3 - Article
C2 - 22784998
AN - SCOPUS:84867855518
SN - 1346-9843
VL - 76
SP - 2435
EP - 2442
JO - Circulation Journal
JF - Circulation Journal
IS - 10
ER -