Open AccessObesity, Cardiac Remodeling, and Metabolic Profile: Validation of a New Simple Index beyond Body Mass Index
Author(s) -
Francesco AntoniniCanterin,
Concetta Di Nora,
Stefano Poli,
Lina Sparacino,
Iulian Cosei,
Andreea Ravasel,
Andreea C. Popescu,
Bogdan A. Popescu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular echography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.255
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2347-193X
pISSN - 2211-4122
DOI - 10.4103/jcecho.jcecho_63_17
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , waist , overweight , dyslipidemia , obesity , body volume index , cardiology , waist to height ratio , population , insulin resistance , receiver operating characteristic , anthropometry , arterial stiffness , classification of obesity , blood pressure , fat mass , environmental health
The body mass index (BMI), the most used anthropometric index of obesity, has an important limitation, not taking into consideration the distribution of body fat. We developed a new simple index: the waist-corrected BMI (wBMI), calculated as waist circumference (WC) × BMI. The study aim was to assess the role of wBMI, compared to BMI, WC, and Waist-to-Height Ratio (WHtR) in predicting abnormal cardiac geometry, insulin resistance, increased arterial stiffness, and dyslipidemia.