Correlations and consistency of body composition measurement indicators and body mass index (BMI): a systematic review
Authors' conclusion
A range of body composition indicators such as %BF, WC, WHtR, and FM could provide valuable body composition measurements, complement BMI for obesity assessment in children and adolescents, and facilitate efficient and comprehensive surveillance of childhood obesity.
Study context
- Population
- Children and adolescents; literature published since 1999 in 7 databases (Web of Science, PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, CNKI, WANFANG DATA, SinoMed)28 articles
- Comparison
- Body composition measurement indicators vs BMI for obesity measurement
- Outcome
- Correlation and consistency between body composition measurement indicators and BMI
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
- Correlation %BF vs BMI, moderate to very strong (13 articles); range
- 0.49-0.907
- Correlation FM vs BMI, strong to very strong (2 articles); range
- 0.60-0.86
- Consistency %BF vs BMI, good to excellent (6 articles); range
- 0.441-0.876
- Consistency WC vs BMI, moderate (1 article)
- 0.58
- Consistency WHtR vs BMI, moderate (1 article)
- 0.46
- Consistency FM vs BMI, relatively poor to fair (1 article); range
- 0.167-0.409
Further pooled results
Consistency by age and sex
- WC, WHtR and BMI showed moderate consistency in pre-adolescent children
- In pre-adolescence and adolescence, consistency between %BF and BMI was higher than between FM and BMI
- Gender difference in consistency between %BF and BMI during adolescence
Original publication
Correlations and consistency of body composition measurement indicators and BMI: a systematic review. Int J Obes (Lond). Published 23 September 2024. doi:10.
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