Rodríguez-Ojea A, Bacallao J, Fariñas L
Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana, Cuba.
Arch Latinoam Nutr. 1999 Sep;49(3):207-11.
Anthropometric changes in 53 premenopausal obese women, 25-45 year-old, after an obesity treatment, were analyzed. Before and immediately after treatment, midarm, abdomen, waist, hip, midthigh and midcalf circumferences, as well as tricipital, bicipital, suprailiac, subscapular, abdominal and calf skinfold thickness were measured. The later averaged over percentil 75th. All final measurements, except midcalf circumference, abdomen/waist and hip/midthigh indexes, were significantly lowers as compared with the initial values. Body weight decreased on average 8.9 kg, and skinfold thickness mean fell below the 75th percentile. Percentage body fat decreased 18.3%, and body mass index 11%. Initial principal component analysis results, exhibited three chief characteristics of obesity: general adiposity; trunk vs. extremity fatness, and upper vs. lower fatness. Body fat distribution pattern and body composition were modified as a result of the treatment. Therefore, the morbidity risk associated with them, was substantially reduced.
对53名年龄在25至45岁之间的绝经前肥胖女性在接受肥胖治疗后的人体测量变化进行了分析。在治疗前和治疗后即刻，测量了上臂中部、腹部、腰部、臀部、大腿中部和小腿中部的周长，以及三头肌、二头肌、髂上、肩胛下、腹部和小腿皮褶厚度。后者平均超过第75百分位数。与初始值相比，除小腿中部周长、腹部/腰部和臀部/大腿中部指数外，所有最终测量值均显著降低。体重平均下降8.9千克，皮褶厚度平均值降至第75百分位数以下。体脂百分比下降了18.3%，体重指数下降了11%。初始主成分分析结果显示了肥胖的三个主要特征：全身肥胖；躯干与四肢肥胖，以及上半身与下半身肥胖。治疗后身体脂肪分布模式和身体组成发生了改变。因此，与之相关的发病风险大幅降低。
