Body Composition and Mortality in Mexican American Adults: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Epidemiologic analyses indicate a lack of association between BMI (kg/m² ) and mortality among Hispanic adults. Because BMI provides only a surrogate for the real variable of interest, adiposity, this study evaluated associations between measures of body composition and mortality.

Methods

Using data from US-residing Mexican Americans in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) III (n = 4,480) and NHANES 1999-2010 (n = 5,849), the association between seven measures of body composition measured via anthropometry and bio-electrical impedance analysis (i.e., waist circumference, waist-to-height ratios [WHtR], skinfolds, lean mass, fat mass, percent body fat, and BMI) and all-cause and cardiovascular and diabetes mortality were examined.

SUBMITTER: Howell CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6107368 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature