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The Prevalence of Obesity by Percentage of Body Fat, Waist Circumference, and Body Mass Index and Their Association with Prevalence of Chronic Diseases of Elderly in Seoul Area

서울 일부 지역 노인의 체지방률, 허리둘레와 체질량지수에 의한 비만 분류 및 만성질환 유병율과의 연관성

  • Kang, Min Jeong (Dept. of Food & Nutrition, School of Food Science, Yeonsung University) ;
  • Park, Jung Young (Dept. of Food & Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Hanyang University) ;
  • Kim, Jung Yun (Dept. of Food & Nutrition, Seojeong College) ;
  • Lee, Yeon Joo (Dept. of Food & Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Hanyang University) ;
  • Do, Min Hee (Dept. of Food & Nutrition, Chung Kang College) ;
  • Lee, Sang Sun (Dept. of Food & Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Hanyang University)
  • Received : 2014.03.28
  • Accepted : 2014.05.16
  • Published : 2014.06.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the validity of obesity indices among the body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and body fat percentage (BF%), and to determine which is the most useful index to predict the risk of chronic diseases of elderly people. This study was conducted as a cross-sectional study at welfare centers in Seoul. The total number of subjects was 261 (68 men and 193 women) with age ${\geq}60$ years. The distribution of obesity using 3 obesity indices in the subjects with hypertension, diabetes, or arthritis was BF%>WC>BMI in elderly men and WC>BF%>BMI in elderly women. In elderly women, odds ratios (ORs) for hypertension in BMI and WC quartiles were significantly increased in quartile 2 and 3 (p<0.05). The ORs for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and arthritis in BF% quartiles were significantly increased in quartile 3 and 4 (p<0.05). The BF% was sensitive obesity index for predicting the occurrence of chronic disease in men, and the WC was sensitive index in women. Our results suggested maintaining BMI less than $23.5kg/m^2$, WC less than 82 cm, and BF less than 35% in order to prevent chronic diseases in elderly women.

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