title: [Percentage of body fat and risk factors of coronary heart disease].
abstract: This study is a cross sectional analysis using measurement of the relative amount of fat on the right upper arm by means of the near infra-red method (NIR) and computerised calculation of the percent body fat by the use of the Futrex 5000. The total sample consisted of 1,988 subjects (942 women and 1,046 men) in the two age groups 40-42 years (n = 1,180) and 65-67 years (n = 808). Average percentage of relative fat in the total sample was 26.7, average percentage of body fat was 26.5 and average Body Mass Index, BMI (kg/m2) was 24.4. The percentage of fat and the BMI would both appear to increase with age and be higher in non-smokers. The BMI was higher in men, while the percentage of body fat was higher in women. A relatively weak correlation was found between the relative amount of fat and the BMI (0.4 < or = r < or = 0.57) but there was a relatively strong correlation between the percentage of fat and the BMI (0.72 < or = r < or = 0.88). The correlation with total cholesterol, triglycerides, blood pressure (SBP, DBP, MAP) and susceptibility to cardiac infarction (calculated estimated units) was similar for both the percentage of fat and the BMI. All correlations were positive, but with a relatively low r (0.05 < or = r < or = 0.39). The interaction between the percentage of body fat and the BMI would appear to be independent of age and sex.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Berset
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001132:Arm; D001823:Body Composition / Q000502:physiology*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003201:Computers; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared
vernacular_title: Kroppsfettprosent og risikofaktorer for hjerte- og karsykdom.