Correlation Between Body Mass Index (BMI), Total Body Fat, Waist Circumference, Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) with Central Obesity among Tea Worker Women

More than 1 billion adults are overweight and more than 3 hundred million people are obese. In Indonesia, 15.4% adults are obese and 32.9% adult women are obese. Obesity can be measured by body mass index (BMI), total body fat, waist circumference, mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and visceral fat...

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Published in:Annals of nutrition and metabolism 2019-01, Vol.75, p.321
Main Authors: Damayanti, Cici, Diana, Rian, Anwar, Faisal, Khomsan, Ali, Riyadi, Hadi, Yosephin, Betty, Ekawidyani, Karina Rahmadia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Arm circumference
Bioelectricity
Body fat
Body mass index
Body size
Body weight
Meals
Nutrition
Obesity
Oils & fats
Overweight
Weight control
Womens health
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Summary:More than 1 billion adults are overweight and more than 3 hundred million people are obese. In Indonesia, 15.4% adults are obese and 32.9% adult women are obese. Obesity can be measured by body mass index (BMI), total body fat, waist circumference, mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and visceral fat. The aim of this study was to analyze the correlation between body mass index (BMI), total body fat, waist circumference, mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) with central obesity. Methods: This was a cross-sectional design conducted in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. A total of 106 tea worker women in NHF tea plantation participated in the study. Data were obtained by measuring height, weight, waist circumference and mid-upper arm circumference and total body fat was measured with bioelectrical impedance analysis. Spearman correlation was used to analyze the correlation between variables. Results: The results showed that the average BMI was 26.1 ± 3.7 kg/m2, total body fat was 31.4 ± 4.8%, waist circumference was 83.8 ± 10.9 cm, MUAC was 29.1 ± 2.8 cm and visceral fat level was 8.1 ± 3.7 kg. Meanwhile, the number of centrally obese woman workers from visceral fat measurement was 18 (17%). Spearman correlation test have found that body mass index (BMI), total body fat, waist circumference, and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) were positively correlated with central obesity (p < 0.01). Conclusion: This study shows that central obesity can be measured by body mass index (BMI), total body fat, waist circumference, mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC).
ISSN:0250-6807
1421-9697
DOI:10.1159/000501751