Basil N. Okeahialam¹, Udochukwu M. Diala², Jones Uwakwe¹, Ijeoma Ejeh³, Ugochi Ozoilo⁴

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¹ Department of Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria.
² Department of Paediatrics, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria.
³ Department of Histopathology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria.
⁴ Department of Community Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria.
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Abstract: Obesity is a CVD risk factor that can be modulated for massive reduction in morbi-mortality. Traditional indices measuring it have been inconsistent and the most commonly used; BMI has proved inappropriate for Africans, not attending specifically to body fat and its distribution. With the consensus that intra-abdominal fat is the most critical for cardio-metabolic diseases, various attempts were made to measure it for risk estimation. These however require costly equipments not easily amenable for population studies. The abdominometer conceptualized by BNO has shown promise in isolated cases. This pilot study was undertaken in this restricted population to compare its utility with existing anthropometric measures of cardiovascular disease.

Keywords: Obesity, Abdominometer, Anthropometry, Africa

Cite this paper: Okeahialam, B. , Diala, U. , Uwakwe, J. , Ejeh, I. and Ozoilo, U. (2015) Utility of the Abdominometer: A Novel Contribution to Cardiovascular Anthropometry. Food and Nutrition Sciences, 6, 1202-1207. doi: 10.4236/fns.2015.613126.

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