%0 Journal Article
%A Stein, Michael J
%A Fischer, Beate
%A Bohmann, Patricia
%A Ahrens, Wolfgang
%A Berger, Klaus
%A Brenner, Hermann
%A Günther, Kathrin
%A Harth, Volker
%A Heise, Jana-Kristin
%A Karch, André
%A Klett-Tammen, Carolina J
%A Koch-Gallenkamp, Lena
%A Krist, Lilian
%A Lieb, Wolfgang
%A Meinke-Franze, Claudia
%A Michels, Karin B
%A Mikolajczyk, Rafael
%A Nimptsch, Katharina
%A Obi, Nadia
%A Peters, Annette
%A Pischon, Tobias
%A Schipf, Sabine
%A Schmidt, Börge
%A Stang, Andreas
%A Thierry, Sigrid
%A Willich, Stefan N
%A Wirkner, Kerstin
%A Leitzmann, Michael F
%A Sedlmeier, Anja M
%T Differences in Anthropometric Measures Based on Sex, Age, and Health Status.
%J Deutsches Ärzteblatt international
%V 121
%N 7
%@ 1866-0452
%C Köln
%I Dt. Ärzte-Verl.
%M DKFZ-2024-01259
%P 207-213
%D 2024
%X Obesity is a worldwide health problem. We conducted detailed analyses of anthropometric measures in a comprehensive, population-based, current cohort in Germany.In the German National Cohort (NAKO), we analyzed cross-sectional data on body mass index (BMI), waist and hip circumference, subcutaneous (SAT) and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) as measured by ultrasound, and body fat percentage. The data were stratified by sex, age, and self-reported physicians' diagnoses of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), metabolic diseases (MetD), cardiometabolic diseases (CMD), and cancer.Data were available from 204 751 participants (age, 49.9 ± 12.8 years; 50.5
%K Humans
%K Male
%K Female
%K Middle Aged
%K Germany: epidemiology
%K Anthropometry: methods
%K Adult
%K Body Mass Index
%K Health Status
%K Obesity: epidemiology
%K Sex Distribution
%K Age Distribution
%K Cardiovascular Diseases: epidemiology
%K Aged
%F PUB:(DE-HGF)16
%9 Journal Article
%$ pmid:38377337
%R 10.3238/arztebl.m2024.0016
%U https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/291026