Obesity related to metabolic syndrome: comparison of obesity indicators in an older french population

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Authors

Hourfil-Gabin Ntougou Assoumou · École Nationale d'Administration

Vincent Pichot · Inserm

Jean Barthélemy · Inserm

Sébastien Celle · Inserm

Arnauld Garcin · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Étienne

Thierry Thomas · Inserm

Frédéric Roche ·

Abstract

Among the obesity indices, BFI and BAI represented the best indicators to characterize global obesity while WHR only is highly predictive of metabolic syndrome presence and severity. The BAI indicator is an alternative for measuring obesity. Comparison of long-term impact of such markers on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality is now questioned.

Topics & Keywords

Nutritional Studies and Diet Nutrition and Health in Aging Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome

Volume 15, Issue 1, pp. 98-98

DOI: 10.1186/s13098-023-01078-x

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