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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Sagittal abdominal diameter: No advantage compared with other anthropometric measures as a correlate of components of the metabolic syndrome in elderly from the Hoorn Study
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 84, No. 5, Year 2006
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Background: The sagittal abdominal diameter has been proposed as a useful measure by which to estimate abdominal obesity and as being more strongly related to components of the metabolic syndrome than are other anthropometric measures. Objective: The objective was to study which anthropometric measure (ie, sagittal abdominal diameter, waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, waist-to-height ratio, or body mass index) is the strongest correlate of components of the metabolic syndrome (ie, glucose and lipid concentrations and blood pressure) in the elderly. Design: The Hoorn Study is a population-based cohort study in older Dutch men and women. Cross-sectional data were analyzed. Age-adjusted Pearson correlations of anthropometric measures with components of the metabolic syndrome were calculated in 826 subjects (389 men, 437 women) aged 56-83 y. Analyses were performed with adjustment for age and stratification for sex and age (<65 or ≥65 y). Results: No single anthropometric measure was consistently correlated more strongly with components of the metabolic syndrome than were the other measures in either men or women. The associations were generally stronger in younger subjects than in older subjects and in women than in men. For example, the correlation between sagittal abdominal diameter and postload glucose was 0.35 (P < 0.001) in younger and 0.14 (P = 0.051) in older men, and the correlation between waist circumference and postload glucose was 0.33 (P < 0.001) in older women and 0.14 (P = 0.062) in older men. Conclusion: The use of sagittal abdominal diameter has no advantages over simpler and more commonly used anthropometric measures such as the waist circumference in older men and women. © 2006 American Society for Nutrition.
Authors & Co-Authors
Mukuddem-Petersen, Janine
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Snijder, Marieke Brigitte
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Amsterdam Umc - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
van Dam, Robertus Martinus
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
United States, Boston
Harvard T.h. Chan School of Public Health
Dekker, Jacqueline M.
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Amsterdam Umc - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Bouter, Lex M.
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Amsterdam Umc - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Stehouwer, Coen D.A.
Netherlands, Maastricht
Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum+
Heine, Robert J.
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Amsterdam Umc - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Nijpels, Giel
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Amsterdam Umc - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Seidell, Jacob C.
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Amsterdam Umc - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Statistics
Citations: 65
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/ajcn/84.5.995
ISSN:
00029165
Research Areas
Food Security
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Participants Gender
Male
Female