The Relationship between Body Mass Index, Percentage of Body Fat and Lifestyle Related Disease

Kaneko Misako, Miyamura Sachiko, Shinto Junko

doi:10.11320/ningendock2005.21.37

Objective: In this study, we investigated the relationship between body mass index (BMI), percentage of body fat, blood pressure and various other blood test parameters. Methods: The subjects consisted of 134 examinees in ningen dock of our hospital. They were divided into five groups; the lean group, the normal group, the occult obesity group, the overweight group, the obese group by BMI and percentage body fat. In each group, various parameters were analyzed. Results: A positive correlation was observed with age, BMI and percentage of body fat in female, while a negative correlation was observed with age and percentage of body fat in male. In the obese group, AST, ALT, γ-GTP were significantly higher than those in the normal group, and HDL-cholesterol was significantly lower in male. In the occult obesity group, ALT and triglyceride were significantly higher than those in the normal group, and HDL-cholesterol was significantly lower. In the overweight group, AST, ALT, γ-GTP, triglyceride, fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c and uric acid tended to be lower than those in the occult obesity group, and HDL-cholesterol tended to be higher. Conclusions: These results suggested that there is a difference between obesity and overweight. Health guidance is necessary for those who are considered to be normal according to their BMI, but whose percentages of body fat are higher.

The Relationship between Body Mass Index, Percentage of Body Fat and Lifestyle Related Disease

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