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基于BMI的肥胖症分类错过了儿童和青少年的心脏代谢风险增加,因为增加了脂肪
J Karina Zapata1, M Cristina Azcona-Sanjulian2,3, Victoria Catalán3,4,5
1Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Avda. Pío XII 36, Pamplona, 31008, Spain.
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概括
身体质量指数 (BMI) 可能不准确地诊断儿童的肥胖. 身体脂肪百分比 (BF%) 显示正常BMI但高BF%的人患有更高的心脏代谢风险,这表明需要更好的诊断工具.
科学领域:
- 儿科 儿科 儿科
- 内分泌学 在内分泌学.
- 心脏病学 心脏病学
背景情况:
- 体重指数 (BMI) 是评估儿童和青少年体重状况的常见指标.
- 然而,BMI可能不准确地反映身体成分,可能会错误地对肥胖和相关健康风险进行分类.
- 身体脂肪百分比 (BF%) 提供了一个更直接的衡量肥胖及其对健康的影响.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估BMI的诊断准确度与BF%相比,用于儿童群体的肥胖症.
- 为了比较儿童和青少年的心脏代谢风险概况,按BMI和BF%分类不同.
- 调查BF%在识别风险人群中的临床实用性,这些人可能仅仅根据BMI被错误分类.
主要方法:
- 一项回顾性横截面研究包括553名白人儿童和青少年 (6-17岁).
- 参与者根据BMI分为正常体重,超重和肥胖群体.
- 使用空气位移胸膜学测量BF%,并与心脏代谢风险标志物一起测量.
主要成果:
- 很大一部分正常体重 (7%) 和超重 (62%) 个体按BMI满足基于BF%的肥胖标准.
- 儿童和青少年的肥胖BF%,但不是BMI显示高心脏代谢风险因素,包括高血压,葡萄糖,C-反应蛋白 (CRP) 和白细胞计数,并降低了HDL胆固醇,特别是在女孩.
- 这两组被确定为BF%的肥胖症,表现出葡萄糖稳定性受损,类似于BMI和BF%的肥胖症.
结论:
- 这些发现突显了儿童和青少年心脏代谢风险的增加,这些儿童和青少年按BMI分类为非肥胖,但按BF%分类为肥胖.
- 准确的身体成分评估,尽管临床挑战,为诊断和管理超重和肥胖提供了有价值的信息.
- 纳入BF%测量可以增强儿科体重管理和风险分层的临床决策.
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