An Anthropometric Risk Index Based on Combining Height, Weight, Waist, and Hip Measurements
Joint Authors
Krakauer, Nir Y.
Krakauer, Jesse C.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-10-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Body mass index (BMI) can be considered an application of a power law model to express body weight independently of height.
Based on the same power law principle, we previously introduced a body shape index (ABSI) to be independent of BMI and height.
Here, we develop a new hip index (HI) whose normalized value is independent of height, BMI, and ABSI.
Similar to BMI, HI demonstrates a U-shaped relationship to mortality in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) population.
We further develop a new anthropometric risk index (ARI) by adding log hazard ratios from separate nonlinear regressions of the four indicators, height, BMI, ABSI, and HI, against NHANES III mortality hazard.
ARI far outperforms any of the individual indicators as a linear mortality predictor in NHANES III.
The superior performance of ARI also holds for predicting mortality hazard in the independent Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) cohort.
Thus, HI, along with BMI and ABSI, can capture the risk profile associated with body size and shape.
These can be combined in a risk indicator that utilizes complementary information from height, weight, and waist and hip circumference.
The combined ARI is promising for further research and clinical applications.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Krakauer, Nir Y.& Krakauer, Jesse C.. 2016. An Anthropometric Risk Index Based on Combining Height, Weight, Waist, and Hip Measurements. Journal of Obesity،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1109774
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Krakauer, Nir Y.& Krakauer, Jesse C.. An Anthropometric Risk Index Based on Combining Height, Weight, Waist, and Hip Measurements. Journal of Obesity No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1109774
American Medical Association (AMA)
Krakauer, Nir Y.& Krakauer, Jesse C.. An Anthropometric Risk Index Based on Combining Height, Weight, Waist, and Hip Measurements. Journal of Obesity. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1109774
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1109774