Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
SENDROM, cilt.14, sa.11, ss.109-114, 2002 (Scopus)
Purpose: Our aim was to determine reference values for body composition in healthy adult females who were grouped as normal weight, overweight and obese according to body mass index (BMI). Materials: Eighty four adult females (normal weight 26, overweight 29, obese 29) who referred to our department with various complaints, and who had no endocrine or metabolic disease except exogenous obesity were taken into the study. In addition to measurement of their heights, weights, waist and hip circumferences, body composition analyses were performed with a Bioelectrical Impedance Analyzer (BIA). According to the formula of body mass index (weight-kg/height2-m2), females with BMI = 18.5-24.9 kg/m2 were accepted as normal weight (group 1), ones with BMI = 25.0-29.9 kg/m2 as overweight (group 2), and those with BMI>30.0 kg/m2 as obese (group 3). Waist/hip ratios (WHR) of all subjects were also calculated. Statistical analysis was performed with Kruskal-Walls test on a computer program to see whether there was any difference in any of the parameters among the three groups. Results: Body compositions of all groups were found to be highly different from one another. In parallel with the increase in obesity, while the percentages of body water and lean mass were decreasing, the percentage of fat increased significantly. Also, WHR showed an increase together with the increase in BMI. Conclusion: In this study, we determined body composition values for adult females whom we grouped according to their BMI. We conclude that our results might be used as reference values in situations in which we do not have the chance to analyse the body composition of the individual; and help us to assess the nutritional status of the person -especially, with respect to the percentages of body fat and lean mass- by knowing the BMI, and to plan the nutritional therapy when needed.