Relationship between body fat and BMI in a US hispanic population-based cohort study: Results from HCHS/SOL

William W. Wong, Garrett Strizich, Moonseong Heo, Steven B. Heymsfield, John H. Himes, Cheryl L. Rock, Marc D. Gellman, Anna Maria Siega-Riz, Daniela Sotres-Alvarez, Sonia M. Davis, Elva M. Arredondo, Linda Van Horn, Judith Wylie-Rosett, Lisa Sanchez-Johnsen, Robert C. Kaplan, Yasmin Mossavar-Rahmani

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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the percentage of body fat (%BF)-BMI relationship, identify %BF levels corresponding to adult BMI cut points, and examine %BF-BMI agreement in a diverse Hispanic/Latino population. Methods: %BF by bioelectrical impedance analysis was corrected against %BF by 18O dilution in 434 participants of the ancillary Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. Corrected %BF was regressed against 1/BMI in the parent study (n = 15,261), fitting models for each age group, by sex, and Hispanic/Latino background; predicted %BF was then computed for each BMI cut point. Results: Bioelectrical impedance analysis underestimated %BF by 8.7 ± 0.3% in women and 4.6 ± 0.3% in men (P < 0.0001). The %BF-BMI relationship was nonlinear and linear for 1/BMI. Sex- and age-specific regression parameters between %BF and 1/BMI were consistent across Hispanic/Latino backgrounds (P > 0.05). The precision of the %BF-1/BMI association weakened with increasing age in men but not women. The proportion of participants classified as nonobese by BMI but as having obesity by %BF was generally higher among women and older adults (16.4% in women vs. 12.0% in men aged 50-74 years). Conclusions: %BF was linearly related to 1/BMI with consistent relationship across Hispanic/Latino backgrounds. BMI cut points consistently underestimated the proportion of Hispanics/Latinos with excess adiposity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1561-1571
Number of pages11
JournalObesity
Volume24
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 2016

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Endocrinology
  • Nutrition and Dietetics

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