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ArticleInternational journal of circumpolar health2022

No association of BMI and body adiposity with cardiometabolic biomarkers among a small sample of reindeer herders of sub-Arctic Finland.

Cara Ocobock, Päivi Soppela, Minna T Turunen

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Article in International journal of circumpolar health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Cara OcobockDepartment of Anthropology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA.
Päivi SoppelaArctic Centre, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland.
Minna T TurunenArctic Centre, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland.
University of Lapland · FIUniversity of Notre Dame · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rising global obesity rate is alarming due to its real health and socioeconomic consequences. Finland, like other circumpolar regions, is also experiencing a rise in obesity . Here we assess BMI, body adiposity, and measures of cardiometabolic health among a small population of reindeer herders in sub-Arctic Finland. We collected anthropometric and biomarker measures at two different time points: October 2018 (N = 20) and January 2019 (N = 21) with a total of 25 unique individuals across the data collection periods (ages 20-64). Anthropometric measures included height, weight, age, and body composition. Biomarkers included measures of cholesterol, fasting glucose, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and triglyceride levels. Over 70% of this sample was classified as "overweight" and "obese" as categorised by BMI and 64% classified as "overfat" based on body fat percentage. However, there was no significant relationship between BMI and body fat percentage with any of the measured biomarkers. Although the sample size is small, the results of this study suggest there might not be a strong correlation between BMI, body adiposity, and cardiometabolic health indices within this population - a pattern that has been documented elsewhere. However, further study is needed to confirm this lack of a correlation.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesReindeerAdiposityAnimalsBiomarkersBody Mass IndexCholesterolFinlandHumansObesityRisk FactorsBiomarkersCholesterolbody adiposityBody mass indexcardiometabolic health

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PMID35073832
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