一种作为心血管疾病风险指标的腹部肥胖新指数。一项跨人群研究。

A new index of abdominal adiposity as an indicator of risk for cardiovascular disease. A cross-population study.

作者信息

Valdez R, Seidell J C, Ahn Y I, Weiss K M

机构信息

Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park.

出版信息

Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1993 Feb;17(2):77-82.

PMID:8384168

Abstract

A new index of abdominal adiposity, the conicity index, and the waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) were compared as health indicators in seven European populations and two USA populations. The total sample included 1280 men and 960 women. Abdominal adiposity as detected by these indices is significantly associated with more cardiovascular risk indicators among women than it is among men. Both indices are equivalent as health indicators. However, the conicity index has several advantages over the WHR: (i) it has a theoretical (expected) range; (ii) it includes a built-in adjustment of waist circumference for height and weight, allowing direct comparisons of abdominal adiposity between individuals or even between populations; and (iii) it does not require the hip circumference to assess fat distribution.

摘要

作为健康指标，对一种新的腹部肥胖指数——锥度指数，以及腰臀比（WHR）在七个欧洲人群和两个美国人群中进行了比较。总样本包括1280名男性和960名女性。通过这些指数检测出的腹部肥胖在女性中与更多心血管风险指标的关联比在男性中更为显著。作为健康指标，这两种指数相当。然而，锥度指数相对于腰臀比有几个优势：（i）它有一个理论（预期）范围；（ii）它对腰围进行了身高和体重的内置调整，允许对个体甚至人群之间的腹部肥胖进行直接比较；（iii）它不需要臀围来评估脂肪分布。