ArticleEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2007
Ethnic differences in the association between body mass index and impedance index (Ht2/Z) in adult women and men using a leg-to-leg bioimpedance method.
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- Raw bioelectrical impedance measurements are not different between White and Black adults when matched for sex, age, BMI, and other physical characteristics.Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) · 2023Article
- Development and validation of bioelectrical impedance analysis equations for predicting total body water and fat-free mass in North-African adults.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2013Article
- Ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and attainment of clinical practice guideline standards in dialysis patients in the United kingdom.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2009Article
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backgroundEthnic differences in the association between body mass index (BMI) and body fat suggest that body composition varies across ethnic groups.
objectiveTo investigate the association between impedance index - a measure of tissue resistivity - and BMI in adults of different ethnic groups (Asian Indians, West Africans and White Caucasians) living in their native countries.
methodsMale (n=329) and female (n=277) adult subjects (18-50 years) living in urban areas in the UK, The Gambia and Pakistan were studied. Body weight and height were measured and BMI calculated. The same leg-to-leg bioimpedance instrument was used in each study and impedance index (height(2) (cm)/impedance (Omega)) used as measure of tissue resistivity.
resultsIn women, Asian Indians and West Africans had a significantly greater increase in impedance index per unit increase in BMI compared with white Caucasians (P<0.001). In men, Asian Indians had a significantly lower impedance index compared with West Africans and white Caucasians (P<0.001).
conclusionDifferent ethnic groups may have different tissue resistivity for the same BMI indicative of systematic differences in body composition.
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