Department of Family Medicine, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Biofactors. 2012 Jul-Aug;38(4):284-91. doi: 10.1002/biof.1027. Epub 2012 Jun 12.
Body mass index (BMI) is an important diagnostic tool for determining obesity; however, while BMI reflects the influence of body height over body weight, it does not reveal body fat percentage (BF%). We explored whether BF% correlated with risk factors for cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome and whether metabolically obese, normal weight people were at risk for these diseases. A total of 2,867 healthy volunteers participated in this study. Blood pressure, height, weight, waist circumference, BMI, BF%, lipid profile, fasting glucose, uric acid, and lifestyle factors were collected from healthy subjects during their annual health examinations. In both males and females, BF% correlated positively with BMI and waist circumference. Participants were divided into three groups according to BF% and data were compared between groups. The results suggest that BF% correlates with risk factors for cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome for both men and women, and that BF% may be a useful predictor of risk, particularly in metabolically obese, normal weight individuals.
体重指数（BMI）是用于确定肥胖的重要诊断工具；然而，尽管 BMI 反映了身高对体重的影响，但它并不能揭示体脂肪百分比（BF%）。我们探讨了 BF%是否与心血管疾病和代谢综合征的危险因素相关，以及代谢肥胖、体重正常的人是否存在这些疾病的风险。共有 2867 名健康志愿者参与了这项研究。在年度健康检查期间，从健康受试者中收集了血压、身高、体重、腰围、BMI、BF%、血脂谱、空腹血糖、尿酸和生活方式因素。在男性和女性中，BF%与 BMI 和腰围呈正相关。根据 BF%将参与者分为三组，并对组间数据进行比较。结果表明，BF%与男性和女性的心血管疾病和代谢综合征的危险因素相关，并且 BF%可能是一个有用的风险预测指标，特别是在代谢肥胖、体重正常的个体中。
