Journal of Nutritional Disorders & Therapy

Alfons Ramel

Publications

• Research Article
  Different Measurements of Body Fatness and Cardiovascular Risk in Community Dwelling Old Adults
  Author(s): Olof G. Geirsdottir, Milan Chang, Palmi V. Jonsson, Inga Thorsdottir and Alfons RamelOlof G. Geirsdottir, Milan Chang, Palmi V. Jonsson, Inga Thorsdottir and Alfons Ramel
  
  Body mass index (BMI) does not necessarily predict cardiovascular disease in old populations which has been called obesity paradox. The aims of the present study were to investigate 1) the associations between BMI and body fat in old adults, and 2) whether more sophisticated measures of body fat are stronger associated with cardiovascular risk than BMI. In the current cross-sectional analysis, the participants‘(N=232, 65-92 years) body fatness was estimated using BMI, waist-circumference, DXA (fat mass, visceral fat mass) and cardiovascular risk factors (blood lipids, glucose metabolism, blood pressure) were assessed. BMI correlated highly with fat mass measured by DXA independently from age tertiles and in both genders. In general, body fatness was positively related to several cardiovascular risk factors and this was persistently observed for all the differ.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0509.1000236

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