The purpose of this study was to identify new indexes of body composition that characterize the normal weight obese (NWO) women. We measured body composition by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and resting metabolic rate (RMR) by indirect calorimetry in a cohort of seventy-five healthy Italian women, subdivided into three groups (nonobese/controls, NWO, preobese-obese women). Despite a normal body mass index (BMI), the NWO women have a higher body fat mass percentage (FAT %) (38.99 +/- 6.03) associated to a significant (p = 0.02) lower amount of lean mass of legs (12.24 +/- 1.31) and lean mass of left leg (6.07 +/- 0.64) with respect to the control group. The NWO group showed a significant (p = 0.043) lower RMR (1201.25 +/- 349.02) in comparison with nonobese and preobese-obese women. To classify NWO individuals among general population, we identified three significant body composition indexes: abdominal index, leg index and trunk index. The NWO women showed significant increased value in the three indexes (p < 0.001). Our results suggest that, despite a normal BMI, the NWO women displayed a cluster of anthropometric characteristics (body fat mass percentage, leg indexes) not different to obese women ones. An appropriate diet-therapy and physical activity may be protecting NWO individuals from diabetes and cardiovascular diseases associated to preobese-obese women.

DI RENZO, L., DEL GOBBO, V., Bigioni, M., PREMROV CARBUCICCHIO, M.g., Cianci, R., DE LORENZO, A. (2006). Body composition analyses in normal weight obese women. EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 10(4), 191-6.

Body composition analyses in normal weight obese women

DI RENZO, LAURA;DEL GOBBO, VERA;PREMROV CARBUCICCHIO, MARIA GRAZIA;DE LORENZO, ANTONINO
2006-01-01

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify new indexes of body composition that characterize the normal weight obese (NWO) women. We measured body composition by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and resting metabolic rate (RMR) by indirect calorimetry in a cohort of seventy-five healthy Italian women, subdivided into three groups (nonobese/controls, NWO, preobese-obese women). Despite a normal body mass index (BMI), the NWO women have a higher body fat mass percentage (FAT %) (38.99 +/- 6.03) associated to a significant (p = 0.02) lower amount of lean mass of legs (12.24 +/- 1.31) and lean mass of left leg (6.07 +/- 0.64) with respect to the control group. The NWO group showed a significant (p = 0.043) lower RMR (1201.25 +/- 349.02) in comparison with nonobese and preobese-obese women. To classify NWO individuals among general population, we identified three significant body composition indexes: abdominal index, leg index and trunk index. The NWO women showed significant increased value in the three indexes (p < 0.001). Our results suggest that, despite a normal BMI, the NWO women displayed a cluster of anthropometric characteristics (body fat mass percentage, leg indexes) not different to obese women ones. An appropriate diet-therapy and physical activity may be protecting NWO individuals from diabetes and cardiovascular diseases associated to preobese-obese women.
2006
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Settore MED/49 - SCIENZE TECNICHE DIETETICHE APPLICATE
English
Middle Aged; Oxygen Consumption; Female; Basal Metabolism; Italy; Anthropometry; Subcutaneous Fat; Body Composition; Body Fat Distribution; Carbon Dioxide; Humans; Waist-Hip Ratio; Cohort Studies; Obesity; Body Mass Index; Abdominal Fat; Adult
DI RENZO, L., DEL GOBBO, V., Bigioni, M., PREMROV CARBUCICCHIO, M.g., Cianci, R., DE LORENZO, A. (2006). Body composition analyses in normal weight obese women. EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 10(4), 191-6.
DI RENZO, L; DEL GOBBO, V; Bigioni, M; PREMROV CARBUCICCHIO, Mg; Cianci, R; DE LORENZO, A
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