A body shape index and body roundness index: two new body indices to identify diabetes mellitus among rural populations in northeast China

The Body Mass Index (BMI) has long been used as an anthropometric measurement. Waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) have been proposed as alternatives to BMI. Recently, two new anthropometric indices, the A Body Shape Index (ABSI) and Body Roundness Index (BRI) have been develop...

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Published in:BMC public health 2015-08, Vol.15 (1), p.794-794, Article 794
Main Authors: Chang, Ye, Guo, Xiaofan, Chen, Yintao, Guo, Liang, Li, Zhao, Yu, Shasha, Yang, Hongmei, Sun, Yingxian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Anthropometry - methods
Area Under Curve
Body Composition
China - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - physiopathology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - prevention & control
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity - complications
Obesity - physiopathology
Predictive Value of Tests
Prevalence
Public health
Rural Population
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Summary:The Body Mass Index (BMI) has long been used as an anthropometric measurement. Waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) have been proposed as alternatives to BMI. Recently, two new anthropometric indices, the A Body Shape Index (ABSI) and Body Roundness Index (BRI) have been developed as possible improved alternatives to BMI and WC. The main research aim is to assess the capacity of the ABSI and BRI to identify subjects with diabetes mellitus (DM) and the secondary aim is to determine whether ABSI and/or BRI is superior to the traditional body indices (BMI, WC, and WHtR). This cross-sectional study was conducted in the rural areas of northeast China from January 2012 to August 2013, and the final analysis included data obtained form 5253 men and 6092 women. 1182 participants (10.4 %) suffered from DM. Spearman rank test showed that BRI and WHtR showed the highest Spearman correlation coefficient for DM whereas ABSI showed the lowest. The prevalence of DM increased across quartiles for ABSI, BMI, BRI, WC and WHtR. A multivariate logistic regression analysis of the presence of DM for the highest quartile vs. the lowest quartile of each anthropometric measure, showed that the WHtR was the best predictor of DM (OR: 2.40, 95 % CI: 1.42-3.39 in men; OR: 2.67, 95 % CI: 1.60-3.74 in women, both P 
ISSN:1471-2458
1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-015-2150-2