Correlation between CUN-BAE, Body Mass Index, and Waist Circumference in Chilean Adults: Analysis of data from the 2016-17 Chilean National Health Survey

Authors

  • Miquel Martorell Centro de Vida Saludable, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile; Departamento de Nutrición y Dietética, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
  • Danahe Barrientos Programa de Magíster en Nutrición Humana, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
  • Karina Ramírez-Alarcón Departamento de Nutrición y Dietética, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
  • Gabriela Nazar Centro de Vida Saludable, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile; Departamento de Psicología. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
  • Claudia Troncoso-Pantoja Centro de Investigación en Educación y Desarrollo (CIEDE-UCSC), Departamento de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
  • Yeny Concha-Cisternas Escuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomás, Talca, Chile; Pedagogía en Educación Física, Facultad de Educación, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Talca, Chile.
  • Felipe Díaz-Toro Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile.
  • Ana Maria Leiva Instituto de Anatomía, Histología y Patología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Austral de Chile, Chile.
  • Solange Parra-Soto Departmento de Nutrición y Salud Pública, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Chillan, Chile; School of Cardiovascular and Meatbolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
  • Fanny Petermann-Rocha Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile.
  • Carlos Celis-Morales School of Cardiovascular and Meatbolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK; Human Performance Lab, Education, Physical Activity and Health Research Unit, University Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile.
  • Ana Maria Labraña Departamento de Nutrición y Dietética, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14306/renhyd.28.2.2076

Keywords:

Body composition, fat mass, Body Mass Index (BMI), Waist Circumference, Obesity

Abstract

Introduction: Given the complexity and costs involved in measuring body fat percentage in humans, there is a quest to establish new methods for determining this variable. The CUN-BAE equation utilizes simple indicators such as sex and Body Mass Index (BMI) to estimate body fat percentage. The objective was to determine the degree of correlation between the percentage of body fat obtained through the CUN-BAE equation, BMI, and waist circumference (WC) in Chilean adults from the interviewed sample of the National Health Survey (CNHS) 2016-2017.

Methods: 5,583 participants of the CNHS 2016-2017 were included, where specific anthropometric measurements were taken to determine BMI, nutritional status, and WC. In addition, the percentage of fat mass was determined according to the CUN-BAE equation. The correlation between BMI, WC, and CUN-BAE was analyzed using the Pearson correlation coefficient (r).

Results: BMI and percentage of fat mass according to the CUN-BAE equation presented a strong correlation both in men (r=0.924, p<0.0001) and women (r=0.929, p<0.0001). Women presented a higher correlation between CUN-BAE and BMI and WC than men. In the case of the correlation between WC and percentage of body fat mass according to CUN-BAE, a strong correlation was also observed for both men (r=0.817, p<0.0001) and women (r=0.812, p<0.0001).

Conclusions: The CUN-BAE equation to determine the percentage of body fat has a strong correlation with respect to BMI and WC. Further studies are required to evaluate the predictive capacity of CUN-BAE for chronic noncommunicable diseases in the Chilean population.

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2024-06-02

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Martorell, M., Barrientos, D., Ramírez-Alarcón, K., Nazar, G., Troncoso-Pantoja, C., Concha-Cisternas, Y., Díaz-Toro, F., Leiva, A. M., Parra-Soto, S., Petermann-Rocha, F., Celis-Morales, C., & Labraña, A. M. (2024). Correlation between CUN-BAE, Body Mass Index, and Waist Circumference in Chilean Adults: Analysis of data from the 2016-17 Chilean National Health Survey. Spanish Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 28(2), 124–134. https://doi.org/10.14306/renhyd.28.2.2076

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