Sensitivity and Specificity of the Body Mass Index to Determine Obesity: A Study with Brazilian Men and Women

2004 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-75
Author(s):  
Paulo Roberto dos Santos Amorim ◽  
Sidney Cavalcante da Silva ◽  
Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas ◽  
José Fernandes Filho
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Sensitivity And Specificity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Men And Women

scholarly journals Association between the body mass index and chronic kidney disease in men and women. A population-based study from Israel

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (suppl 4) ◽  
pp. iv130-iv135 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Cohen ◽  
A. Fraser ◽  
E. Goldberg ◽  
G. Milo ◽  
M. Garty ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Population Based ◽  
The Body ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Men And Women

Relationship of the body mass index with skinfolds, girths, and bone breadths in canadian men and women aged 20–70 years

1988 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. D. Ross ◽  
S. M. Crawford ◽  
D. A. Kerr ◽  
R. Ward ◽  
D. A. Bailey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
The Body ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Relationship Of

Measurement of Attitudes toward Obese People among a Canadian Sample of Men and Women

2002 ◽  
Vol 91 (2) ◽  
pp. 627-640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine V. Glenn ◽  
Peter Chow
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Reliability Analysis ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
The Body ◽  
Obese Women ◽  
Obese People ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Diet And Exercise

A new scale for examining attitudes toward obese people had 44 items selected from previously published scales designed to indicate attitudes toward obese people. Reliability analysis yielded a Cronbach coefficient alpha of .92 for the total sample. A factor analysis yielded four factors. Employing the Body Mass Index as an indicator of obesity, the attitudes of 239 men and women were examined. Women were significantly more positive than men in their attitude toward obese people. When examining Body Mass Index as a factor, comparisons of obese and nonobese women indicated obese women were more positive on the Diet and Exercise factor of the scale. Suggestions for improvement and research are offered.

scholarly journals Sensitivity and specificity of the body mass index for the diagnosis of overweight/obesity in elderly

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (8) ◽  
pp. 1519-1527 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco de Assis Guedes de Vasconcelos ◽  
Braian Alves Cordeiro ◽  
Cassiano Ricardo Rech ◽  
Edio Luiz Petroski
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Sensitivity And Specificity ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The Body ◽  
World Health ◽  
Elderly Subjects ◽  
Healthy Elderly ◽  
Low Sensitivity

The aim of this article was to verify the sensitivity and specificity of the body mass index (BMI) cut-off points proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Nutrition Screening Initiative (NSI) for the diagnosis of obesity in the elderly. A cross-sectional study was made with 180 healthy elderly subjects from Florianópolis, Santa Catarina State, Brazil. Body fat percentage (%BF) was determined using DEXA (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry). The BMI cut-off point of the NSI offers better sensitivity and specificity for men (73.7% and 72.5% respectively). For women, the lower the cut-off point the better the sensitivity, with a BMI of 25kg/m² (sensitivity of 76.3% and specificity of 100%) being the most accurate for diagnosing obesity in elderly women. The WHO cut-off point offered very low sensitivity (28.9%). The results of this investigation lead to the conclusion that the cut-off points proposed by the WHO and the ones adopted by the NSI and by Lipschitz are not good indicators of obesity for the elderly of either sex, since they offer low sensitivity.

The relationship of body mass index with the body composing and fat distribution between men and women

Bone ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. S125
Author(s):  
Aijun Chao ◽  
Shan Zhu ◽  
Wei Hu ◽  
Zhiming Sun ◽  
Li Wang
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Fat Distribution ◽  
The Body ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Sensitivity and specificity of the body mass index to assess low percent body fat in African women

2000 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnes Gartner ◽  
Bernard Maire ◽  
Pierre Traissac ◽  
Jean-Pierre Massamba ◽  
Yves Kameli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Sensitivity And Specificity ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
The Body ◽  
African Women ◽  
Percent Body Fat

191: Does the Body Mass Index Affect the Outcome Following Reconstruction of Orthotopic Neobladder?

2007 ◽  
Vol 177 (4S) ◽  
pp. 64-64
Author(s):  
Murugesan Manoharan ◽  
Martha A. Reyes ◽  
Alan M. Nieder ◽  
Bruce R. Kava ◽  
MarkS Soloway
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
The Body ◽  
Orthotopic Neobladder

EFFECT OF BODY MASS INDEX ON PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Subramanyam ◽  
Dr. P. Subhash Babu
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Peak Expiratory Flow ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Peak Expiratory Flow Rate ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
The Body ◽  
Health Care Centre ◽  
Expiratory Flow ◽  
Group B

Obesity has become one of the major health issues in India. WHO defines obesity as “A condition with excessive fat accumulation in the body to the extent that the health and wellbeing are adversely affected”. Obesity results from a complex interaction of genetic, behavioral, environmental and socioeconomic factors causing an imbalance in energy production and expenditure. Peak expiratory flow rate is the maximum rate of airflow that can be generated during forced expiratory manoeuvre starting from total lung capacity. The simplicity of the method is its main advantage. It is measured by using a standard Wright Peak Flow Meter or mini Wright Meter. The aim of the study is to see the effect of body mass index on Peak Expiratory Flow Rate values in young adults. The place of a study was done tertiary health care centre, in India for the period of 6 months. Study was performed on 80 subjects age group 20 -30 years, categorised as normal weight BMI =18.5 -24.99 kg/m2 and overweight BMI =25-29.99 kg/m2. There were 40 normal weight BMI (Group A) and 40 over weight BMI (Group B). BMI affects PEFR. Increase in BMI decreases PEFR. Early identification of risk individuals prior to the onset of disease is imperative in our developing country. Keywords: BMI, PEFR.

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