OBJECTIVES: To measure the changes in the total and regional body fat mass, and assess the clinical usefulness of the body mass index (BMI) in detecting overweight subjects with sequelae of @entity3328 . DESIGN: Prospective, cross-sectional study. SETTING: General community. @entity1 : Subjects with @entity3328 (n=17; age range, 42-57y; mean, 47y; 12 @entity1 , 5 @entity1 ) and able-bodied @entity1 (n=17) matched by sex, age, body weight, and body height participated in the study. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Total and regional body composition was measured with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Clinical characteristics such as blood pressure, serum biochemical studies, and @entity146 (daily cigarette smoking, @entity167 consumption, and exercise regimen) of all @entity1 were evaluated. RESULTS: Compared with able-bodied controls, subjects with @entity3328 had a 50% greater total body fat mass, significant increases in the regional fat mass in every part of the body, and had the greatest increase of fat mass in the thorax. Nearly all the subjects (94%) with @entity3328 were @entity28 according to standards of body composition. However, one third of them had a BMI value of less than 25.0kg/m(2). CONCLUSIONS: @entity1 with @entity3328 have a higher prevalence of @entity28 and a significant increase in total and regional fat mass. Current BMI underestimates the total body fat mass percentage compared with the control; therefore, a population-specific BMI should be used to address the prevalence of @entity28 in postpolio survivors.

Body composition assessment in Taiwanese individuals with XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'women', 'PARTICIPANTS', 'people', 'People', 'men'] @entity3328 :: ('MESH:D011051', 'Disease') :: ['poliomyelitis'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obese', 'obesity'] @entity146 :: ('MESH:D001523', 'Disease') :: ['habitual behaviors'] @entity167 :: ('CHEBI:16236', 'Chemical') :: ['alcohol']
@entity3328 :: (MESH:D011051,Disease) :: ['poliomyelitis']
