Relationship between "a body shape index (ABSI)" and body composition in obese patients with type 2 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity is known to be related to the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). The most commonly used anthropometric indicator (body mass index [BMI]) presents several limitations such as the lack of possibility to distinguish adipose tissue distribution. Thus, this study examines the suitability of a body shape index (ABSI) for prediction of body composition and sarcopenic obesity in obese or overweight T2D subjects.

Methods

Cross-sectional study in 199 overweight/obese T2D adults. Anthropometric (BMI, ABSI) and body composition (fat mass [FM], fat-free mass [FFM], fat mass index [FMI] and fat-free mass index, and the ratio FM/FFM as an index of sarcopenic obesity) data was collected, as well as metabolic parameters (glycated haemoglobin [HbA_1c],

SUBMITTER: Gomez-Peralta F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5859756 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature