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Changgyun Kim¹, Sekyoung Youm¹

¹Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul 04620, Korea.

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This study introduces a new obesity diagnosis model using 3D body data, offering more accurate results than traditional indices. It helps identify obesity with greater precision, even without body fat measurement machines.

Keywords:

3D body body mass index diagnosis feature extraction obesity

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Anthropometry
Biomedical Engineering
Public Health

Background:

Obesity diagnosis relies on indices that may lack precision.
Accurate body composition analysis is crucial for effective health management.
Existing methods may not capture nuanced body variations contributing to obesity.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an advanced obesity diagnostic model using 3D body measurements.
To identify key body variables significantly impacting obesity.
To propose enhanced guidelines for obesity diagnosis.

Main Methods:

Collected 3D body data (length, circumference, volume) from 170 participants (20-30 years old).
Utilized 3D scanners and dual-energy X-ray (DEXA) to derive fat percentages for body parts.
Applied principal component analysis to derive eigenvalues and create four clusters (underweight to obese).

Main Results:

The proposed cluster model achieved 80% accuracy in obesity diagnosis.
Identified specific body parts and variables significantly affecting obesity classification.
Demonstrated higher accuracy compared to existing obesity indices.

Conclusions:

The novel model accurately diagnoses obesity using readily available 3D body data.
This approach enhances obesity diagnosis, particularly when advanced body fat measurement tools are unavailable.
The findings support more elaborate guidelines for precise obesity assessment.