Why the study?
The study was conducted to compare BMI, WC, WHtR, and RFM to identify the best predictor of overweight and obesity in Mexican university students.
Which anthropometric index best predicts overweight and obesity in young Mexican university students?
Which anthropometric index best predicts overweight and obesity in young Mexican university students?
Waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and relative fat mass (RFM) are superior to BMI for predicting overweight and obesity in young Mexican university students.
WHtR and RFM may better predict overweight/obesity than BMI in this group; leaves open whether they should replace BMI in practice or other populations.
The goal was to compare body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist to height ratio (WHtR), and relative fat mas (RFM), to identify the best predictor of overweight and obesity in university students from Mexico. This is a cross-sectional survey with 697 university students from northern and central Mexico (448 women, and 249 men aged 18 - 19 years). Data was collected during 2018. Overweight and obesity were calculated from those indices and for both, female and male students, the order of correlation between a pair of indices were WHtR vs. RFM > WHtR vs. WC > RFM vs. WC > WHtR vs. BMI > BMI vs. WC > RFM vs. BMI. It is concluded to use the WHtR and the RFM to better predict overweight and obesity in young Mexican university students.
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