Combining Body Mass and Shape Indices in Clinical Practice

We present preliminary clinical experience with combined consideration of the commonly used BMI (body mass index) and the newly developed ABSI (a body shape index) using a point of care anthropometric calculator for comparisons of index values and associated relative risks to population normals. In...

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Autores principales: Krakauer, Jesse C., Krakauer, Nir Y.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4789401/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27034680
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1526175
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description We present preliminary clinical experience with combined consideration of the commonly used BMI (body mass index) and the newly developed ABSI (a body shape index) using a point of care anthropometric calculator for comparisons of index values and associated relative risks to population normals. In a series of 282 patients, BMI and ABSI were close to being independently distributed, supporting the value of considering both indices. Three selected cases illustrate scenarios where assessment of ABSI together with BMI could inform patient care and counseling. These data suggest that combined assessment of BMI and ABSI may prove useful in clinical practice.
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spelling pubmed-47894012016-03-31 Combining Body Mass and Shape Indices in Clinical Practice Krakauer, Jesse C. Krakauer, Nir Y. Case Rep Med Case Report We present preliminary clinical experience with combined consideration of the commonly used BMI (body mass index) and the newly developed ABSI (a body shape index) using a point of care anthropometric calculator for comparisons of index values and associated relative risks to population normals. In a series of 282 patients, BMI and ABSI were close to being independently distributed, supporting the value of considering both indices. Three selected cases illustrate scenarios where assessment of ABSI together with BMI could inform patient care and counseling. These data suggest that combined assessment of BMI and ABSI may prove useful in clinical practice. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016 2016-02-29 /pmc/articles/PMC4789401/ /pubmed/27034680 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1526175 Text en Copyright © 2016 J. C. Krakauer and N. Y. Krakauer. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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