title: Relationships between 3-y longitudinal changes in body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio, and metabolic variables in an active French female population.
abstract: Three-year longitudinal changes in body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and metabolic variables were examined in 209 active French women. For the entire group, a weak but significant positive association was found between change in BMI and change in WHR. However, analysis of covariance according to the degree of abdominal fat distribution showed a heterogeneity of this association that was confined to women with abdominal fat distribution. Changes in BMI were positively associated with changes in total cholesterol (P less than 0.05), triglycerides (P less than 0.10), and blood pressure (P less than 0.001), whereas changes in WHR were associated with changes in triglycerides (P less than 0.05) and diastolic blood pressure (P less than 0.10). These longitudinal results suggest that a more favorable body-fat pattern and metabolic profile might be achieved by reducing weight, or at least by preventing weight gain, particularly in women with high abdominal-fat distribution.
authors.affiliation: INSERM U258, Hôpital Broussais, Paris, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bonithon-Kopp
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Raison
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Courbon
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bonhomme
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guy-Grand
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ducimetière
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000273:Adipose Tissue; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001824:Body Constitution; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008875:Middle Aged; D010387:Pelvimetry; D010388:Pelvis / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D012907:Smoking; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol