A comparison of associations of body mass index and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry measured percentage fat and total fat with global serum metabolites in young women.
Joanne F DorganAlice S RyanErin S LeBlancLinda Van HornLaurence S MagderLinda G SnetselaarYuji ZhangCher M DallalSeungyoun JungJohn A ShepherdPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2023)
BMI can be a good proxy for DXA measured %FAT and TOTFAT in descriptive metabolomic studies of healthy, young White women. Larger studies in more diverse populations are needed to endorse more generalized conclusions.