Body Size Measurements Grouped Independently of Common Clinical Measures of Metabolic Health: An Exploratory Factor Analysis

• Published in: Nutrients Vol. 16; no. 17; p. 2874
• Main Authors: Ellison, Katie M, El Zein, Aseel, Reynolds, Chelsi, Ehrlicher, Sarah E, Clina, Julianne G, Chui, Tsz-Kiu, Smith, Kimberly A, Hill, James O, Wyatt, Holly R, Sayer, R Drew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 27.08.2024
• Subjects: Adult; Behavior; Blood Pressure; Body Mass Index; body positivity; Body Size; cardiometabolic disease; Cholesterol; Cholesterol, LDL - blood; Discriminant analysis; Exercise; exploratory factor analysis; Factor Analysis, Statistical; Female; Glucose; Glycated Hemoglobin - analysis; Glycated Hemoglobin - metabolism; High density lipoprotein; Humans; Jewelry; Laboratories; Lipoproteins; Male; Metabolism; Middle Aged; Obesity; Physiology; Waist Circumference; Weight control; Well being; United States > US; exploratory factor analysis; body positivity; cardiometabolic disease; obesity

Obesity is commonly aggregated with indices of metabolic health. Proponents of body positivity approaches question whether body size is a determinant of health and well-being. Our objective was to conduct an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to determine if body size measurements factor load with or...