Dutra Maurílio Tiradentes, Gadelha André Bonadias, Nóbrega Otávio Toledo, Lima Ricardo Moreno
a College of Physical Education , University of Brasília , Brasília , Brazil.
b State Department of Education of the Federal District , Brasília , Brazil.
Exp Aging Res. 2017 May-Jun;43(3):291-304. doi: 10.1080/0361073X.2017.1298959.
Background/Study Context: The association of body adiposity index (BAI) and visceral adiposity index (VAI) with inflammatory markers has yet to be understood. The aim of this work was to investigate the association of BAI and VAI with inflammatory markers in elderly women with sarcopenic obesity (SO).
A total of 130 women (age: 66.7 ± 5.2 years) underwent body composition analysis by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). Volunteers were classified according to SO definition. BAI, VAI, and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) were calculated. Blood samples were collected for C-reactive protein (CRP), tumor necrosis factor, and interleukin-6 (IL-6) measurements.
SO prevalence was 20.8%. BAI correlated with the DEXA-derived body fat content (r = .90), CRP (r = .55), and IL-6 (r = .53), whereas WHR correlated with CRP (r = .60) only (all p < .01). VAI did not correlate with any of the inflammatory variables.
Simple and cheap anthropometric indices such as BAI and WHR may be better predictors of low-grade inflammation than VAI in elderly women with SO.
背景/研究背景：身体肥胖指数（BAI）和内脏肥胖指数（VAI）与炎症标志物之间的关联尚不清楚。本研究的目的是调查BAI和VAI与老年肌少症肥胖（SO）女性炎症标志物之间的关联。
共有130名女性（年龄：66.7±5.2岁）通过双能X线吸收法（DEXA）进行身体成分分析。志愿者根据SO定义进行分类。计算BAI、VAI和腰臀比（WHR）。采集血样检测C反应蛋白（CRP）、肿瘤坏死因子和白细胞介素-6（IL-6）。
SO患病率为20.8%。BAI与DEXA得出的体脂含量（r = 0.90）、CRP（r = 0.55）和IL-6（r = 0.53）相关，而WHR仅与CRP相关（r = 0.60）（所有p < 0.01）。VAI与任何炎症变量均无相关性。
在患有SO的老年女性中，诸如BAI和WHR等简单且廉价的人体测量指数可能比VAI更能预测低度炎症。
