Research
Macro partitioning
Fat Mass Index (FMI) and Android/Gynoid (AG) ratio provide superior obesity and cardiovascular risk assessment compared to BMI and waist-to-hip ratio by directly measuring adiposity and regional distribution.
Use DXA to get your Fat Mass Index (FMI) and Android/Gynoid (AG) ratio. These are better predictors of cardiovascular risk and metabolic health than BMI or waist circumference alone. An AG ratio >1 indicates higher visceral fat risk.
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FMI has a clear advantage over BMI for the evaluation of obesity, as the latter does not take into account patients’ lean mass... increase in the android fat distribution (with values of AG ratio greater than 1) is associated with conditions such as dyslipidemia and insulin resistance
Why this rating
Supported by multiple studies cited in the review.
Source
Body composition with dual energy X-ray absorptiometry: from basics to new tools
Carmelo Messina et al. · Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery · 2020
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