Relationship between Body Weight and Somatological Factors by Sex and Age

Yoshiharu FUKUDA; Makoto FUTATSUKA

doi:10.1539/joh.40.16

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Keywords: Obesity, Relative weight, Body mass index, Health examination, Cholesterol, Liver function, Blood sugar, Receiver operating characteristic curve

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1998 Volume 40 Issue 1 Pages 16-21

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Published: 1998 Received: December 09, 1996 Available on J-STAGE: April 07, 2006 Accepted: May 19, 1997 Advance online publication: - Revised: -
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Date of correction: April 07, 2006 Reason for correction: - Correction: CITATION Details: Wrong : l) Hubert HB, Fienleib M, McNamara P, Castelli WP. Obesity as independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease: A 26-year follow-up of participants in the Framingham heart study. Circulation 1983; 67: 968-977.
2) Colditz GA, Willet WC, Stampeer MJ, et al. Weight as a risk factor for clinical diabetes in women. Am J Epidemiol 1990; 132 501-513.
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4) Lawrence G. Overweight and mortality. Cancer 1986; 58: 1826-1929.
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11) Nakatsuka R, Sato A, Yamaga S, et al. The relationship between the data of regular health examination and obesity. J Occup Health 1995; 37: S235.
12) Ohya T, Matsubayashi S, Mino Y, Aoyama H. Relation between indices of obesity and result of health examination. J Occup Health 1995; 37: S236.
13) Sya S, Yoshinaga H. Correlation BMI and obesity fat distribution to coronary heart disease risk factors in women. J Occup Health 1995; 37: S239.
14) Ishizaki M, Morikawa Y, Ikai E, et al. The relationship between obesity indices and health parameters. J Occup Health 1996; 38: S77.
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16) Koseisho. Kihonkenkosinsa. Kenkosinsa Manual. Tokyo: Niponijishinposya. 1994: 21 (Ministry of Health and Welfare. Basic health checkup, Manual of health examinations on Heath Service Law for the Aged. Tokyo : Japan Medical Journal Co., 1994: 21).
17) Koseisho. Kihonkenkosinsa. Kenkosinsa Manual. Tokyo: Niponijishinposya. 1994: 1-l08 (Ministry of Health and Welfare. Basic health checkup, Manual of health examinations on Heath Service Law for the Aged. Tokyo : Japan Medical Journal Co., 1994: 1-108).
18) Flecher RH, Flecher SW, Wagener EH. Diagnostic test. Clinical epidemiology. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1982: 41-58.
19) Ikeda Y. Himan no teigi to sindanho. In: Ikeda Y, Inoue S, eds. Himan no rinsyoigaku. Tokyo: Asakurasyoten, 1993: 129-147 (Ikeda Y. Definition and diagnosis of obesity. In: Ikeda Y, Inoue S, eds. Clinical medicine of obesity. Tokyo: Asakura Publishing Co., 1993: 129-147).
20) Lasson B, Svärdsudd K, Welin L. Wilhelmsen L, Björntorp P, Tibblin G. Abdominal adipose tissue distribution, obesity, and risk of cardiovascular disease and death: 13 year follow up of participants in the study of men born in 1913. Br Med J 1984; 288 (12): 1401-1404.
21) Lapidus L, Bengtsson C. Distribution of adipose tissue and risk of cardiovascular disease and death. Br Med J 1984; 289: 1257-1261.
22) Fukuda Y, Watanabe M, Kawatsu S, Kumabe H, Koyama W. Lifestyle to kenko. Hokenfu Zasshi 1996; 52(3): 190-195 (Fukuda Y, Watanabe M, Kawatsu S. Kumabe H, Koyama W. The relationship between lifestyle and health status. The Japanese journal for public health nurse 1996; 52(3): 190-195).23) Hagihara A, Tarumi K, Morimoto K. The association between annually health screening and health behavior among company employees. Environ Health and Prev Med 1996; 1: 57-64.
24) Yanaka J, Yoshizaki H. Epidemiology of hepatitis virus B and C. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine 1994; 171(4): 959-964.
25) Report of WHO study group: Diet, nutrition, and prevention of chronic diseases, WHO Tech Rep Ser 1990; 797: 69-118.
26) Moore ME, Stukard A, Srole L. Obesity, social class, and mental illness. JAMA 1962; 15: 962-966.
27) Rimm IJ, Rimm AA. Association between socioeconomic status and obesity in 59, 556 women. Prev Med 1974; 3: 543-572.
28) Kawahara R. Himan no ekigaku. In: Ikeda Y, Inoue S, eds. Himan no rinsyoigaku. Tokyo: Asakurasyoten, 1993: 108-118 (Kawahara R. Epidemiology of obesity. In: Ikeda Y, Inoue S, eds. Clinical medicine of obesity. Tokyo: Asakura Publishing Co., 1993: 108-118).

Right : l) Hubert HB, Fienleib M, McNamara P, Castelli WP. Obesity as independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease: A 26-year follow-up of participants in the Framingham heart study. Circulation 1983; 67: 968-977.
2) Colditz GA, Willet WC, Stampeer MJ, et al. Weight as a risk factor for clinical diabetes in women. Am J Epidemiol 1990; 132 501-513.
3) Rabkin SW, Mathewson FAL, Hsu PH. Relation of body weight to development of ischemic heart disease in a cohort of young North American men after a 26 year observation period: The Manitoba Study. Am J Cardiol 1977; 39: 452-458.
4) Lawrence G. Overweight and mortality. Cancer 1986; 58: 1826-1929.
5) Lew EA, Ganfinkel L. Variation in mortality by weight among 750,000 men and women. J Chronic Dis 1979; 32: 563-576.
6) Kannel WB, Brand N, Skinner JJ, Dawber TR, McNamara PM. The relation of adiposity to blood pressure and development of hypertension. Ann Intern Med 1967; 67(1): 48-69.
7) Garrison RJ, Wilson PW, Fienlieb M, Kannel WB, McNamara PM. Obesity and lipoprotein cholesterol in the Framingham offspring study. Metabolism 1980; 29(11): 1053-1060.
8) Roudousyou. Aneihoubenran, Tokyo: Kijyun Kyoukai, 1995: 300 (Ministry of Labor. Handbook of Occupational Safety and Health Law, Tokyo: Labor standard investigation center, 1995: 300).
9) Saito Y, Kato T, Okamoto K. et al. Effect of obesity on blood pressure, serum lipid, liver function, blood sugar and uric acid. Jpn J Hyg 1988; 43(5): 962-968.
10) Makino S, Kondoh M. Relationship between health risks for middle-aged male and obesity. J Occup Health 1995; 37: S112.
11) Nakatsuka R, Sato A, Yamaga S, et al. The relationship between the data of regular health examination and obesity. J Occup Health 1995; 37: S235.
12) Ohya T, Matsubayashi S, Mino Y, Aoyama H. Relation between indices of obesity and result of health examination. J Occup Health 1995; 37: S236.
13) Sya S, Yoshinaga H. Correlation BMI and obesity fat distribution to coronary heart disease risk factors in women. J Occup Health 1995; 37: S239.
14) Ishizaki M, Morikawa Y, Ikai E, et al. The relationship between obesity indices and health parameters. J Occup Health 1996; 38: S77.
15) Nikai M, Morisawa K, Jinbo K. Obesity, blood pressure and liver function test among workers of 30 years of age. J Occup Health 1996; 38: S87.
16) Koseisho. Kihonkenkosinsa. Kenkosinsa Manual. Tokyo: Niponijishinposya. 1994: 21 (Ministry of Health and Welfare. Basic health checkup, Manual of health examinations on Heath Service Law for the Aged. Tokyo : Japan Medical Journal Co., 1994: 21).
17) Koseisho. Kihonkenkosinsa. Kenkosinsa Manual. Tokyo: Niponijishinposya. 1994: 1-l08 (Ministry of Health and Welfare. Basic health checkup, Manual of health examinations on Heath Service Law for the Aged. Tokyo : Japan Medical Journal Co., 1994: 1-108).
18) Flecher RH, Flecher SW, Wagener EH. Diagnostic test. Clinical epidemiology. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1982: 41-58.
19) Ikeda Y. Himan no teigi to sindanho. In: Ikeda Y, Inoue S, eds. Himan no rinsyoigaku. Tokyo: Asakurasyoten, 1993: 129-147 (Ikeda Y. Definition and diagnosis of obesity. In: Ikeda Y, Inoue S, eds. Clinical medicine of obesity. Tokyo: Asakura Publishing Co., 1993: 129-147).
20) Lasson B, Svärdsudd K, Welin L. Wilhelmsen L, Björntorp P, Tibblin G. Abdominal adipose tissue distribution, obesity, and risk of cardiovascular disease and death: 13 year follow up of participants in the study of men born in 1913. Br Med J 1984; 288 (12): 1401-1404.
21) Lapidus L, Bengtsson C. Distribution of adipose tissue and risk of cardiovascular disease and death. Br Med J 1984; 289: 1257-1261.
22) Fukuda Y, Watanabe M, Kawatsu S, Kumabe H, Koyama W. Lifestyle to kenko. Hokenfu Zasshi 1996; 52(3): 190-195 (Fukuda Y, Watanabe M, Kawatsu S. Kumabe H, Koyama W. The relationship between lifestyle and health status. The Japanese journal for public health nurse 1996; 52(3): 190-195).23) Hagihara A, Tarumi K, Morimoto K. The association between annually health screening and health behavior among company employees. Environ Health and Prev Med 1996; 1: 57-64.
24) Yanaka J, Yoshizaki H. Epidemiology of hepatitis virus B and C. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine 1994; 171(4): 959-964.
25) Report of WHO study group: Diet, nutrition, and prevention of chronic diseases, WHO Tech Rep Ser 1990; 797: 69-118.
26) Moore ME, Stukard A, Srole L. Obesity, social class, and mental illness. JAMA 1962; 15: 962-966.
27) Rimm IJ, Rimm AA. Association between socioeconomic status and obesity in 59, 556 women. Prev Med 1974; 3: 543-572.
28) Kawahara R. Himan no ekigaku. In: Ikeda Y, Inoue S, eds. Himan no rinsyoigaku. Tokyo: Asakurasyoten, 1993: 108-118 (Kawahara R. Epidemiology of obesity. In: Ikeda Y, Inoue S, eds. Clinical medicine of obesity. Tokyo: Asakura Publishing Co., 1993: 108-118).

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Abstract

Relationship between Body Weight and Somatological Factors by Sex and Age: Yoshiharu FUKUDA, et al. Department of Public Health, Kumamoto University Medical School-To determine the relationship between relative body weight and the somatological factors of blood pressure, serum lipid, liver function and blood sugar by sexage groups, and to evaluate the effectiveness of BMI as a screening index for abnormality in blood tests, we studied cross-sectional health examination data drawn from a population consisting of 6, 989 officials aged 18-65 years in municipalities in Kumamoto prefecture. Japan. Results showed the association between body mass index (BMI) and somatological factors is very strong in young adult males, but weak in middle-aged males. Furthermore, the receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that BMI is valid in screening for blood test abnormalities in young adult males. From these results. BMI was found to be a comprehensive parameter of health status and an efficient screening index for blood tests in young adult males. The intervention in obesity appears to be a most advisable goal in primary prevention in young adult males.

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