Body Mass Index vs Body Fat Percentage as a Predictor of Mortality in Adults Aged 20-49 Years
Body fat percentage is a better predictor of 15-year mortality risk in young adults than BMI. A move to using BF% rather than BMI may change how we measure body composition for risk stratification.
Authors
- Aaron Saguil
- Frank A. Orlando (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4924-1035)
- Danielle S. Nelson
- Velyn Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8797-8869)
- Arch G. Mainous (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2535-7685)
- Lu Yin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9707-4011)
- Pooja Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1911-6287)
- Breana M. Jenkins
Institutions
- University of Florida Health (US)
- University of Florida (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Annals of Family Medicine
- Published
- 2025-06-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.240330
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 11.64