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.
Keyphrases
- dual energy
- computed tomography
- adipose tissue
- fatty acid
- contrast enhanced
- case control
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- ms ms
- body composition
- magnetic resonance imaging
- cross sectional
- skeletal muscle
- pregnant women
- magnetic resonance
- type diabetes
- weight gain
- pregnancy outcomes
- middle aged
- weight loss
- postmenopausal women