Open AccessAssociation of waist circumference with muscle and fat mass in adults with a normal body mass index
Author(s) -
Gyeongsil Lee,
Seulggie Choi,
Sang Min Park
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nutrition research and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.506
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 2005-6168
pISSN - 1976-1457
DOI - 10.4162/nrp.2021.15.5.604
Subject(s) - waist , body mass index , medicine , circumference , national health and nutrition examination survey , classification of obesity , obesity , confidence interval , body fat percentage , body volume index , lean body mass , body adiposity index , demography , fat mass , body weight , population , mathematics , environmental health , geometry , sociology
We aimed to investigate the association of waist circumference (WC) with body composition among individuals with a normal body mass index (BMI) to distinguish muscle and fat mass, as both affect health differently.