Garn S M, Pesick S D
Am J Clin Nutr. 1982 Oct;36(4):573-5. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/36.4.573.
As shown in 58,468 individuals, representing 10 different samples from four different surveys, the "Benn" index (weight/heightp) is highly correlated with other body mass measures that use weight and height, with values of r as high as 0.98 with weight alone. Comparing the Benn index and other body mass indices with four different skinfold measurements (triceps, subscapular, iliac, and abdominal) on 1933 males and 2136 females, correlations involving the Benn (weight/heightp) index were marginally superior to those with weight (by 0.09) and only fractionally superior to those with height/weight (by 0.04). Under the circumstances it is not evident that the population-specific exponent p in the Benn index conveys a material advantage in nutritional assessment.
在来自四项不同调查的10个不同样本、共58468名个体中，“本”指数（体重/身高p）与其他使用体重和身高的体重测量指标高度相关，仅与体重的相关系数r就高达0.98。在1933名男性和2136名女性中，将本指数和其他体重指数与四种不同的皮褶测量值（肱三头肌、肩胛下、髂部和腹部）进行比较，涉及本（体重/身高p）指数的相关性略优于与体重的相关性（高0.09），仅略微优于与身高/体重的相关性（高0.04）。在这种情况下，本指数中针对特定人群的指数p在营养评估中是否具有实质性优势并不明显。
