Exploring overweight and obesity beyond body mass index: A body composition analysis in people with and without patellofemoral pain

ABSTRACT: Highlights • Women with patellofemoral pain have higher body mass index and body fat and lower skeletal muscle mass compared to pain-free women.• Men with patellofemoral pain and both sexes combined have no difference in body mass index, body fat, or skeletal muscle mass compared to their respective pain-free control groups.• Body mass index and levels of body fat and skeletal muscle mass should be considered when assessing women with patellofemoral pain.• Future studies should not assess body composition measures in a mixed-sex population without discriminating between men and women.

Background

We compared body mass index (BMI), body fat, and skeletal muscle mass between (1) a mixed-sex nonathletic cohort of people with patellofemoral pain (PFP) and pain-free people, and (2) a no

SUBMITTER: Ferreira A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10466189 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature