Correlation between DXA and laboratory parameters in normal weight, overweight and obese patients

The number of people affected by obesity is increasing globally [1]. The body mass index (BMI) is widely used for the assessment and quantification of obesity, but it is not useful to evaluate the degree of abdominal obesity, which is a risk factor for cardiometabolic pathologies (e.g. metabolic syndrome, hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus) [2-4]. Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is a valid technique to assess body composition, able to quantitate whole-body and regional fat mass (FM), lean mass (LM) and bone mineral content (BMC) [5].

Source: Nutrition - October 24, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Maria Pilar Aparisi G ómez, Federico Ponti, Daniele Mercatelli, Chiara Gasperini, Alessandro Napoli, Giuseppe Battista, Stefano Cariani, Giulio Marchesini, Alberto Bazzocchi Source Type: research