<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Introduction.</bold> The prevalence of obesity is increasing worldwide in high, low, and middle-income countries such as Indonesia. Obesity rate is higher in females in Indonesia. Obesity has important contribution in the occurrence of insulin resistance (IR) and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Several anthropometric measurements such as waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), body mass (BM), total body fat percentage (Fat%) and visceral fat (VF) are related to IR. This study aimed to investigate which of those measurements could be used as a better predictor of IR in non-menopausal Indonesian adult females.<bold>Methods.</bold> Total of 80 non-menopausal Indonesian adult females ranging from 21 to 40 years were recruited in this study. Insulin resistance was measured by using Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) equation. Subjects with HOMA-IR index >75th percentile with cut-off 2.74 were defined as IR. Waist circumference, BMI and BM were measured, while TF and VF were measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA).<bold>Results.</bold> HOMA-IR had significant correlation with WC (r = 0.563, p &lt; 0.001), BMI (r = 0.537, p &lt; 0.001), BM (r = 0.515, p &lt; 0.001), VF (r = 0.515, p &lt; 0.001), Fat% (r = 0.490, p &lt; 0.001). The area under curve of VF (0.809), BMI (0.807), WC (0.805), and BM (0.799) are slightly larger than and Fat% (0.766).<bold>Conclusion.</bold> Insulin resistance had strong correlation with all anthropometric measurements, but the correlation was less significant with Fat%.</abstract>

Introduction. The prevalence of obesity is increasing worldwide in high, low, and middle-income countries such as Indonesia. Obesity rate is higher in females in Indonesia. Obesity has important contribution in the occurrence of insulin resistance (IR) and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Several anthropometric measurements such as waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), body mass (BM), total body fat percentage (Fat%) and visceral fat (VF) are related to IR. This study aimed to investigate which of those measurements could be used as a better predictor of IR in non-menopausal Indonesian adult females.Methods. Total of 80 non-menopausal Indonesian adult females ranging from 21 to 40 years were recruited in this study. Insulin resistance was measured by using Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) equation. Subjects with HOMA-IR index >75th percentile with cut-off 2.74 were defined as IR. Waist circumference, BMI and BM were measured, while TF and VF were measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA).Results. HOMA-IR had significant correlation with WC (r = 0.563, p < 0.001), BMI (r = 0.537, p < 0.001), BM (r = 0.515, p < 0.001), VF (r = 0.515, p < 0.001), Fat% (r = 0.490, p < 0.001). The area under curve of VF (0.809), BMI (0.807), WC (0.805), and BM (0.799) are slightly larger than and Fat% (0.766).Conclusion. Insulin resistance had strong correlation with all anthropometric measurements, but the correlation was less significant with Fat%.

Anthropometric features in predicting insulin resistance among non-menopausal Indonesian adult females

Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine

Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine

Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine

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Introduction. The prevalence of obesity is increasing worldwide in high, low, and middle-income countries such as Indonesia. Obesity rate is higher in females...

Anthropometric features in predicting insulin resistance among non-menopausal Indonesian adult females

Pubblicato online: 10 ago 2020

Pagine: 168 - 172

Ricevuto: 10 apr 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2020-0015

Parole chiave
insulin resistance, anthropometric, female, non-menopausal

© 2020 Liong Boy Kurniawan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Anthropometric features in predicting insulin resistance among non-menopausal Indonesian adult females

Pubblicato online: 10 ago 2020

Pagine: 168 - 172

Ricevuto: 10 apr 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2020-0015

Parole chiaveinsulin resistance, anthropometric, female, non-menopausal

© 2020 Liong Boy Kurniawan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Parole chiave
insulin resistance, anthropometric, female, non-menopausal