Open AccessAssociations between Body Composition Indices and Metabolic Disorders in Chinese Adults
Author(s) -
Rong Zhang,
Shengyong Dong,
Fei Wang,
Cong Ma,
Xiaolan Zhao,
Qiang Zeng,
Fei Ao
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chinese medical journal/chinese medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 2542-5641
pISSN - 0366-6999
DOI - 10.4103/0366-6999.225059
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , body mass index , insulin resistance , dyslipidemia , triglyceride , blood pressure , obesity , metabolic syndrome , waist–hip ratio , body fat percentage , waist , cholesterol
Obesity induces dyslipidemia, hypertension, glucose intolerance, and inflammatory state, which results in atherogenic processes, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. We usually use body composition indices, such as body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage (BFP), waist circumference-height ratio (WHtR), and waist-hip ratio (WHR) to reflect the obesity. The aim of this large population-based cross-sectional study was to investigate the associations between body composition indices and metabolic parameters in Chinese adults.