Relative fat mass assessment estimates changes in adiposity among female older adults with obesity after a 12-month exercise and diet intervention.

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Background/objectives/introduction

It is imperative to accurately estimate whole body fat percentage (%fat) to understand the deleterious nature of excess adiposity on cardiometabolic disease risk. Cost and accessibility often preclude the use of advanced imaging methods like dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Relative fat mass (RFM) is an emerging estimator of whole body %fat based on waist circumference, height, and biological sex. The purpose of this ancillary study was to examine the relationship between RFM and gold-standard measures of adiposity among community-dwelling older adults with obesity and to evaluate if changes in RFM reflect changes in %fat following a 12-month lifestyle intervention (clinicaltrials.gov #NCT00955903).

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SUBMITTER: Senkus KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9126590 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature