Ross W D, Crawford S M, Kerr D A, Ward R, Bailey D A, Mirwald R M
School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Applied Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
Am J Phys Anthropol. 1988 Oct;77(2):169-73. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.1330770204.
The relationship of Quetelet index (w/h2), or body mass index (BMI), with the sum of skinfolds at five sites, two skinfold-corrected limb girths, and two bone breadths were studied in a cross-sectional sample of 12,282 men and 6,593 women aged 20-70 years. The correlations of the BMI with skinfolds (0.50), bone breadths (0.51), and girths (0.58) were too low for individual prediction. Contingency tables of the BMI and sum of skinfold categories further indict its use for the purpose of assessing adiposity status or monitoring change in individuals.
在一个包含12282名年龄在20至70岁之间的男性和6593名同年龄段女性的横断面样本中，研究了奎特利指数（体重/身高²）或体重指数（BMI）与五个部位皮褶厚度总和、两个经皮褶校正的肢体周长以及两个骨骼宽度之间的关系。BMI与皮褶厚度（0.50）、骨骼宽度（0.51）和周长（0.58）的相关性过低，无法用于个体预测。BMI与皮褶类别总和的列联表进一步表明其不适用于评估个体肥胖状况或监测个体变化。
