Study of Body Composition by Biphotonic X-ray Absorptiometry in a Moroccan Female Population, an Indicator of Obesity?

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Annals of African Medicine Pub Date : 2024-07-01 Epub Date: 2024-07-20 DOI:10.4103/aam.aam_89_21

Hamza Toufik, Abderrahim Majjad, Mohammed Ahmed Ghassem, H J Djossou, Siham Sadni, L Achemlal, Ahmed Bezza, Abdellah El Maghraoui

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Abstract

Introduction: Our purpose was to study the body composition in a healthy female Moroccan adult group, and to help physicians to evaluate nutritional status.

Materials and methods: Five hundred and nineteen healthy women aged from 20 to 80 years were included in the study. Bone mineral density at the hip and lumbar spine and the body composition parameters were measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry: fat mass (FM), fat-free mass (FFM), and percentage (%) of body fat. The FFM index (FFMI) and the FM index (FMI) were calculated. We analyzed the population by age and body mass index (BMI) defined groups.

Results: The mean age of the population was 53.14 ± 13.69 years with an average BMI of 29.30 ± 5.04 kg/m2. Means of FM and FFM were 33.93 ± 9.18 kg and 36.91 ± 5 kg, respectively, with FM and FFMI of 13.65 ± 3.66 kg/m2 and 14.85 ± 1.91 kg/m2, respectively. The % FM, FFM, and their corresponding indices increased with age; a statistically significant difference was observed between the 20 and 39 age categories and the two other categories. The BMI category analysis showed that FFMI and FMI increased in obese women with a statistically significant difference between the four groups. Age and BMI were correlated significantly with the different parameters.

Conclusion: This is the first Moroccan study to present body composition indexes in healthy Moroccan female adults. These reference values may be useful for the clinical evaluation of body composition and nutritional status.

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通过双光子 X 射线吸收测量法研究摩洛哥女性人口的身体成分，是否是肥胖的指标？

简介我们的目的是研究摩洛哥健康成年女性群体的身体成分，帮助医生评估营养状况：研究对象包括 519 名健康女性，年龄在 20 至 80 岁之间。通过双能 X 射线吸收测量法测量了髋部和腰椎的骨矿密度以及身体成分参数：脂肪量（FM）、无脂肪量（FFM）和身体脂肪百分比（%）。并计算出了无脂肪量指数（FFMI）和有脂肪量指数（FMI）。我们按年龄和体重指数（BMI）定义的组别对人群进行了分析：研究对象的平均年龄为 53.14 ± 13.69 岁，平均体重指数为 29.30 ± 5.04 kg/m2。FM 和 FFM 的平均值分别为 33.93 ± 9.18 千克和 36.91 ± 5 千克，FM 和 FFMI 分别为 13.65 ± 3.66 千克/平方米和 14.85 ± 1.91 千克/平方米。随着年龄的增长，FM%、FFM 及其相应指数也随之增加；20 岁和 39 岁年龄组与其他两个年龄组之间的差异具有统计学意义。体重指数类别分析表明，肥胖妇女的 FFMI 和 FMI 均有所增加，四个组别之间的差异在统计学上有显著性。年龄和体重指数与不同的参数有明显的相关性：这是摩洛哥首次对健康的摩洛哥成年女性进行身体成分指数研究。这些参考值可用于身体成分和营养状况的临床评估。

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