@article{10902/21286,
year = {2020},
month = {4},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10902/21286},
abstract = {Backgound: Traditional anthropometrics such as body mass index (BMI) or waist circumference (WC) do not fully capture the complex biology of body fat (BF) in the elderly. The Clinica Universidad de Navarra-Body Adiposity Estimator (CUN-BAE) index, based on BMI, is proposed as a better indicator of BF. However, its relation with BMI is not clear. The aim was to compare the agreement between CUN-BAE, BMI, and WC in those aged ≥50 years.
Methods: A cross-sectional sample of 3153 Caucasian healthy adults was taken from the MCC-Spain study. The Pearson’s correlation and its 95% confidence interval (CI), adiposity distribution, and Kappa Index (95%CI) were calculated. 
Results: The correlation of CUN-BAE with WC is 0.18 (95%CI 0.14–0.21) and that with BMI is moderate (r 0.58; 95%CI 0.55–0.60), but both increased strongly by sex. Agreement (normal weight/overweight/obesity) of CUN-BAE with BMI is 7% and with WC is 18%. 
Conclusions: The correlation and the degree of agreement of CUN-BAE with BMI and WC are low in individuals aged over 50, but it is higher by sex. Thus, this different criterion of obesity may have clinical applications. More studies with a gold standard are needed to evaluate the CUN-BAE in elderly adults.},
organization = {This research received no external funding. B.A.-M. is recipient of a and “López Albo” Post-Residency Programme funded by Servicio Cántabro de Salud. S.R.-M. is supported by funds of the RETICS Program (RD16/0012/0009) (Instituto de Salud Carlos III, co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund).},
publisher = {MDPI},
publisher = {Nutrients 2020, 12(4), 996},
title = {The relation of CUN-BAE index with body mass index and waist circumference in adults aged 50 to 85 years: the MCC-Spain study},
author = {Davila-Batista, Verónica and Molina, Antonio J. and Fernández-Villa, Tania and Romaguera, Dora and Pérez-Gómez, Beatriz and Vilorio-Marqués, Laura and Dierssen Sotos, Trinidad and Altzibar, Jone M. and Moreno, Victor and Ardanaz, Eva and Salcedo-Bellido, Inmaculada and Fernandez-Tardon, Guillermo and Capelo, Rocio and Salas, Dolores and Marcos-Gragera, Rafael and Huerta, José María and Sanjose, Silvia de and Sierra, María Ángeles and Gómez Acebo, Inés and Amiano, Pilar},
}