Kishore Mohan K B, Sapthagirivasan V, Anburajan M
Department of Biomedical Engineering, SRM University, Kattankulathur 603203, India.
J Obes. 2011;2011:292503. doi: 10.1155/2011/292503. Epub 2011 Dec 26.
Objective. To analyze multiparameters related to total body composition, with specific emphasis on obesity in South Indian females, in order to derive community-specific BMI cutoff points. Patients and Methods. A total number of 87 females (of age 37.33 ± 13.12 years) from South Indian Chennai urban population participated in this clinical study. Body composition analysis and anthropometric measurements were acquired after conducting careful clinical examination. Results. BMI demonstrated high significance when normal group (21.02 ± 1.47 kg/m(2)) was compared with obese group (29.31 ± 3.95 kg/m(2)), P < 0.0001. BFM displayed high significance when normal group (14.92 ± 4.28 kg) was compared with obese group (29.94 ± 8.1 kg), P < 0.0001. Conclusion. Community-specific BMI cutoffs are necessary to assess obesity in different ethnic groups, and relying on WHO-based universal BMI cutoff points would be a wrong strategy.
目的。分析与全身成分相关的多参数，特别关注南印度女性的肥胖情况，以得出特定社区的BMI切点。患者与方法。来自印度金奈城市人口的87名女性（年龄37.33±13.12岁）参与了这项临床研究。在进行仔细的临床检查后，获取了身体成分分析和人体测量数据。结果。正常组（21.02±1.47 kg/m²）与肥胖组（29.31±3.95 kg/m²）相比，BMI显示出高度显著性，P<0.0001。正常组（14.92±4.28 kg）与肥胖组（29.94±8.1 kg）相比，体脂肪量显示出高度显著性，P<0.0001。结论。评估不同种族群体的肥胖情况需要特定社区的BMI切点，依赖基于世界卫生组织的通用BMI切点将是一个错误的策略。
