Department of Rheumatology, Military Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco.
Cabinet of Rheumatology, Rabat, Morocco.
Ann Afr Med. 2024 Jul 1;23(3):267-270. doi: 10.4103/aam.aam_89_21. Epub 2024 Jul 20.
Our purpose was to study the body composition in a healthy female Moroccan adult group, and to help physicians to evaluate nutritional status.
Five hundred and nineteen healthy women aged from 20 to 80 years were included in the study. Bone mineral density at the hip and lumbar spine and the body composition parameters were measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry: fat mass (FM), fat-free mass (FFM), and percentage (%) of body fat. The FFM index (FFMI) and the FM index (FMI) were calculated. We analyzed the population by age and body mass index (BMI) defined groups.
The mean age of the population was 53.14 ± 13.69 years with an average BMI of 29.30 ± 5.04 kg/m2. Means of FM and FFM were 33.93 ± 9.18 kg and 36.91 ± 5 kg, respectively, with FM and FFMI of 13.65 ± 3.66 kg/m2 and 14.85 ± 1.91 kg/m2, respectively. The % FM, FFM, and their corresponding indices increased with age; a statistically significant difference was observed between the 20 and 39 age categories and the two other categories. The BMI category analysis showed that FFMI and FMI increased in obese women with a statistically significant difference between the four groups. Age and BMI were correlated significantly with the different parameters.
This is the first Moroccan study to present body composition indexes in healthy Moroccan female adults. These reference values may be useful for the clinical evaluation of body composition and nutritional status.
本研究旨在探讨摩洛哥健康成年女性的身体成分，以帮助医生评估营养状况。
本研究纳入了 519 名年龄在 20 至 80 岁的健康女性。采用双能 X 线吸收法测量髋部和腰椎的骨密度以及身体成分参数：脂肪量（FM）、去脂体重（FFM）和体脂百分比（%）。计算去脂体重指数（FFMI）和脂肪量指数（FMI）。我们根据年龄和身体质量指数（BMI）定义的组别对人群进行分析。
研究人群的平均年龄为 53.14 ± 13.69 岁，平均 BMI 为 29.30 ± 5.04 kg/m2。FM 和 FFM 的平均值分别为 33.93 ± 9.18 kg 和 36.91 ± 5 kg，FM 和 FFMI 的平均值分别为 13.65 ± 3.66 kg/m2 和 14.85 ± 1.91 kg/m2。%FM、FFM 及其相应指数随年龄增加而增加；20 至 39 岁年龄组与其他两个年龄组之间存在统计学显著差异。BMI 组分析显示，肥胖女性的 FFMI 和 FMI 增加，四组间差异具有统计学意义。年龄和 BMI 与不同参数显著相关。
这是摩洛哥首次研究健康摩洛哥成年女性的身体成分，这些参考值可能有助于临床评估身体成分和营养状况。
