Body Fat Measured by a Near‐Infrared Interactance Device as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Events: The FINRISK'92 Cohort
Key result
Body fat percentage measured by a near-infrared device predicted CVD events in men (HR 1.27; 95% CI 1.10-1.48 per 1 SD) but provided no additional predictive power over simpler measures like BMI.
Why the study?
Does body fat percentage measured by a near-infrared interactance device predict cardiovascular events better than simpler measures like BMI or WHR in a general population cohort?
Population
6,038 participants (2,842 men and 3,196 women) from the prospective population-based FINRISK'92 survey cohort
Comparison
Body fat percentage measured by a portable… vs Simpler measures of obesity including body mass…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Mean 9 years and 3 months
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Implication
No incremental value over BMI for CVD prediction in men; leaves open whether precise adiposity measures enhance risk models in observational data.
Study Design
Type
Cohort (n=6,038)
Structured PICO
Does body fat percentage measured by a near-infrared interactance device predict cardiovascular events better than simpler measures like BMI or WHR in a general population cohort?
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Population
6,038 men and women from the FINRISK'92 population-based survey, followed for a mean of 9 years and 3 months.
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Exposure
Body fat percentage measured by a portable near-infrared interactance (NIR) device
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Comparator
Simpler measures of obesity including body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)
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Outcome
Cardiovascular (CVD) eventshard clinical
Main Result
Hazard Ratio: 1.27 (95% CI 1.1–1.48)
Body fat percentage measured by a near-infrared interactance device predicts cardiovascular events but does not offer additional predictive value over simpler anthropometric measures like BMI or waist circumference.
Cite This Study
Pajunen et al. (2010) reported a cohort. Body fat percentage measured by near-infrared interactance (NIR) vs. Simpler measures such as BMI or WHR was evaluated on Cardiovascular (CVD) events (HR 1.27, 95% CI 1.10-1.48). Body fat percentage measured by a near-infrared device predicted CVD events in men (HR 1.27; 95% CI 1.10-1.48 per 1 SD) but provided no additional predictive power over simpler measures like BMI.