Short Stature Is Related to High Body Fat Composition Despite Body Mass Index in a Mexican Population

Background has a high prevalence of short stature (SS) population; thus, body mass index (BMI) criteria for diagnosis of obesity should be different from that in a tall stature (TS) population. The aim of this study was to determine whether SS at the same BMI would have greater body fat mass than those with TS. s died 116 individuals, 58 with SS (women ≤1.50 m and men ≤1.60 m) matched by gender, age (±5 years), and BMI (±2). Body fat was measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis. s comparisons between matched subjects showed that SS have greater body fat percentage than TS (Δ = 1.40%, p = 0.04). Subjects with BMI ≥25 and SS showed higher difference (Δ = 4.2%, p = 0.004) in body fat percentage. Subjects with SS have more body fat percentage than TS. sions inding supports the hypothesis that in SS population BMI for diagnosis of obesity must be re-evaluated; from these results, we propose that diagnosis of obesity in SS be from BMI of 25.