[Anthropometric study of obese patients].
The authors give an account of anthropometric examinations in obese patients. These methods are used not only for quantitative assessment of the degree of obesity but also to define the body fat distribution. The predominant body fat distribution in the upper body half on the chest and abdomen is typical for android obesity and is, contrary to gynoid obesity, a serious health risk as regards cardiovascular diseases and metabolic complications. The authors describe methods of assessment of body circumference and skinfolds. The degree of obesity is assessed from the body mass index (BMI) and the percentage of total body fat calculated from skinfolds measured by means of a caliper. The type of body fat distributions is usually expressed by the waist/hip ratio or by the ratio between the subscapular skinfold thickness and the skinfold above the tricept ("index of centralization"). Recently some authors advise to calculate by anthropometry also the amount of visceral fat which is a significant risk factor of cardiovascular and metabolic complications of obesity.
IV. interní katedra 1. lékarské fakulty Univerzity Karlovy, Praha.
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D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000473:pathology*; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D013008:Somatotypes
Antropometrická vysetrení u obézních pacientů.