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The utility of fat mass index vs. body mass index and percentage of body fat in the screening of metabolic syndrome

Endocrinology
Author
Pengju Liu et al.
Used Parameters : FMI, PBF
Publication Year : 2013
Country : China
Journal : BMC Public Health
It has been well documented that obesity is closely associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS). Although body mass index (BMI) is the most frequently used method to assess overweightness and obesity, this method has been criticized because BMI does not always reflect true body fatness, which may be better evaluated by assessment of body fat and fat-free mass. The objective of this study was to investigate the best indicator to predict the presence of MetS among fat mass index, BMI and percentage of body fat (BF%) and …
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