ASIANS HAVE LOWER-BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) BUT HIGHER PERCENT BODY-FAT THAN DO WHITES - COMPARISONS OF ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS
ASIANS HAVE LOWER-BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) BUT HIGHER PERCENT BODY-FAT THAN DO WHITES - COMPARISONS OF ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS
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DOI：
10.1093/ajcn/60.1.23
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发表时间：
1994-07-01
影响因子：
7.1
通讯作者：
PIERSON, RN
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作者：
WANG, J;THORNTON, JC;PIERSON, RN
我们研究了445名白色和242名亚洲成年人的体重指数（BMI）和双光子吸收法（DPA）测量的体脂百分比（fat%）之间的相关性。此外，比较了白人和亚洲人之间的六个周长和八个皮褶厚度测量值，以解释差异。尽管亚洲人的BMI较低，但他们比白人和男性都要胖。脂肪%和BMI之间的相关性因BMI、性别和种族而异。人体测量学的比较表明，亚洲人的皮下脂肪比白人多，脂肪分布也与白人不同。亚洲人的上半身皮下脂肪比白人多。两个种族之间的差异幅度在女性比男性更大。为每个性别和种族开发的预测方程，仅基于BMI，SEE范围为4.4%至5.7%。当增加年龄和几个皮褶厚度测量值时，所有这些都显着改善到3.5-4.4%的范围。
We studied the correlations between body mass index (BMI) and percent body fat (fat%) measured by dual-photon absorptiometry (DPA) in 445 white and 242 Asian adults aged 18-94 y. In addition, comparisons in six circumferences and eight skinfold-thickness measurements between whites and Asians were made to explain the discrepancies. Although Asians had lower BMI, they were fatter than whites of both sexes. The correlations between fat% and BMI varied by BMI and sex and race. Comparisons in anthropometry show that Asians had more subcutaneous fat than did whites and had different fat distributions from whites. Asians had more upper-body subcutaneous fat than did whites. The magnitude of differences between the two races was greater in females than in males. Prediction equations developed for each sex and race, based on BMI alone, gave SEEs ranging from 4.4% to 5.7%. All were significantly improved to the range of 3.5-4.4% when age and several skinfold-thickness measurements were added.