Rebecca Crow, DO, Section of General Internal Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756, Telephone: (603) 653-9500, Facsimile: (603) 650-0915, E-mail:
J Nutr Health Aging. 2019;23(2):138-144. doi: 10.1007/s12603-018-1138-x.
Body composition changes with aging can increase rates of obesity, frailty and impact function. Measuring adiposity using body fat (%BF) or central adiposity using waist circumference (WC) have greater diagnostic accuracy than traditional measures such as body mass index (BMI).
This is an observational study.
This study focused on older community-dwelling participants.
We identified individuals age ≥ 60 years old using the 1999-2004 cross-sectional National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES).
The primary analysis evaluated the association between frailty and %BF or WC. Frailty was the primary predictor (robust=referent) and %BF and WC were considered continuous outcomes. Multiple imputation analyses accounted for missing characteristics.
Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry was used to assess %BF and WC was objectively measured. Frailty was defined using an adapted version of Fried's criteria that was self-reported: (low BMI<18.5kg/m2; slow walking speed [<0.8m/s]; weakness [unable to lift 10lbs]; exhaustion [difficulty walking between rooms on same floor] and low physical activity [compared to others]). Robust, pre-frail and frail persons met zero, 1 or 2, and ≥3 criteria, respectively.
Of the 4,984 participants, the mean age was 71.1±0.2 (SE) years and 56.5% were females. We classified 2,246 (50.4%), 2,195 (40.3%), and 541 (9.2%) individuals as robust, pre-frail and frail, respectively. Percent BF was 35.9±0.13, 38.3±0.20 and 40.0±0.46 in the robust, pre-frail and frail individuals, respectively. WC was 99.5±0.32 in the robust, 100.1±0.43 in pre-frail, 104.7±1.17 in frail individuals. Compared to robust individuals, only frail individuals had greater %BF on average (β=0.97±0.43,p=0.03); however, pre-frail and frail individuals had 2.18 and 4.80 greater WC, respectively (β=2.18±0.64,p=0.002, and β=4.80±1.1,p<0.001).
Our results demonstrate that in older adults, frailty and pre-frailty are associated with a greater likelihood of high WC (as dichotomized) and a greater average WC (continuous).
随着年龄的增长,身体成分的变化会增加肥胖、虚弱和功能障碍的发生率。使用体脂肪(%BF)或腰围(WC)等中心肥胖来衡量肥胖的诊断准确性优于体重指数(BMI)等传统指标。
这是一项观察性研究。
本研究侧重于年龄较大的社区居住参与者。
我们使用 1999-2004 年全国健康和营养调查(NHANES)的数据,确定了年龄≥60 岁的个体。
主要分析评估了虚弱与%BF或 WC 的关系。虚弱是主要预测因素(强壮=参考),%BF 和 WC 被视为连续结果。多重插补分析考虑了缺失特征。
双能 X 射线吸收法用于评估%BF,WC 则通过客观测量。虚弱是根据 Fried 标准的一个适应性版本来定义的,该标准是自我报告的:(低 BMI<18.5kg/m2;步行速度较慢 [<0.8m/s];虚弱[无法举起 10 磅重物];疲惫[难以在同一楼层的房间之间行走]和低体力活动[与他人相比])。强壮、虚弱前期和虚弱的人分别符合零、一或二项和≥三项标准。
在 4984 名参与者中,平均年龄为 71.1±0.2(SE)岁,56.5%为女性。我们将 2246(50.4%)、2195(40.3%)和 541(9.2%)名个体分别归类为强壮、虚弱前期和虚弱。在强壮、虚弱前期和虚弱的个体中,%BF 分别为 35.9±0.13、38.3±0.20 和 40.0±0.46。在强壮的个体中 WC 为 99.5±0.32,在虚弱前期的个体中为 100.1±0.43,在虚弱的个体中为 104.7±1.17。与强壮的个体相比,只有虚弱的个体平均%BF 更高(β=0.97±0.43,p=0.03);然而,虚弱前期和虚弱的个体 WC 分别高出 2.18 和 4.80(β=2.18±0.64,p=0.002,β=4.80±1.1,p<0.001)。
我们的结果表明,在老年人中,虚弱和虚弱前期与较高 WC(二分法)和较高平均 WC(连续)的可能性增加相关。