Biyoimpedans Yöntemi ile Ölçülen Vücut Kompozisyonu Parametrelerinin Cinsiyet, Yaş ve BKİ’ye Göre Retrospektif Değerlendirilmesi: Siirt İli Örneği

Year 2025, Volume: 10 Issue: 4, 368 - 375, 20.12.2025

Emre Duman , Ruken Zeynep Aydın

https://doi.org/10.26453/otjhs.1754717

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, Siirt ilinde yaşayan 19-64 yaş arası bireylerin biyoelektrik impedans analizi (BİA) ile belirlenen vücut kompozisyonu parametrelerini cinsiyet, yaş ve beden kütle indeksi (BKİ) gruplarına göre değerlendirmektir.
Materyal ve Metot: 2021-2024 yılları arasında Siirt Sağlıklı Hayat Merkezi arşivinden elde edilen, 1062 yetişkine (286 erkek, 776 kadın) ait tekil ölçüm verileri retrospektif olarak analiz edilmiştir. Ölçümler InBody 270 cihazı ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Tanımlayıcı istatistikler, Welch ANOVA, Games-Howell testi ve çoklu doğrusal regresyon analizleri kullanılmıştır (p<0,05).
Bulgular: Kadınların BKİ, toplam yağ ve visseral yağ düzeyleri erkeklerden anlamlı düzeyde yüksek bulunmuştur. Erkeklerde ise yağsız vücut kütlesi, iskelet kası ve mineral miktarları daha fazladır. Çoklu regresyon analizine göre, visseral yağ düzeyi, iskelet kas kütlesi ve yaş, BKİ ile en güçlü ilişkili değişkenler olarak saptanmıştır (R²=0,822).
Sonuç: Kadınlar ve ileri yaş grubunda visseral yağlanmanın arttığı, BKİ’nin tek başına yeterli olmadığı ve cinsiyete özgü kompozisyon analizlerinin obezite yönetiminde önem taşıdığı sonucuna varılmıştır.

Keywords

Beden kütle indeksi , biyoelektrik impedans , obezite , visseral yağ , vücut kompozisyonu

Ethical Statement

Çalışma, Helsinki Bildirgesi'nin etik ilkelerine uygun olarak yürütülmüş ve Siirt Üniversitesi Girişimsel Olmayan Klinik Araştırmalar Etik Kurulu tarafından onaylanmıştır (tarih: 21/04/2025, karar no: 2025/01/04/1).

Supporting Institution

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Thanks

Yazarlar, bu retrospektif çalışmada kullanılan orijinal vücut kompozisyonu ölçümlerini gerçekleştiren diyetisyenler Süleyman Kurhan ve Gizem Duman'a içtenlikle teşekkür ederler.

Retrospective Evaluation of Body Composition Parameters Measured by Bioimpedance Method According to Gender, Age, and BMI: The Case of Siirt Province

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate body composition parameters determined by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) in adults aged 19-64 years in Siirt, Türkiye, across gender, age, and body mass index (BMI) categories.
Materials and Methods: This retrospective study analyzed single‐measurement data from 1062 adults (286 males, 776 females) recorded at the Siirt Healthy Life Center between 2021 and 2024. Measurements were obtained using an InBody 270 device. Descriptive statistics, Welch’s ANOVA, Games-Howell tests, and multiple linear regression were applied (p<0.05).
Results: Females exhibited significantly higher BMI, total fat mass, and visceral fat levels than males, whereas men showed greater fat-free mass, skeletal muscle mass, and bone mineral content. Regression analysis identified visceral fat level, skeletal muscle mass, and age as the factors most strongly associated with BMI (R²=0.822).
Conclusions: Increased visceral adiposity in females and older age groups, along with the insufficiency of BMI alone, underscores the importance of gender-specific composition analyses in obesity management.

Keywords

Bioelectrical impedance , body composition , body mass index , obesity , visceral fat

Ethical Statement

The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Siirt University Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee (date: 21/04/2025, decision no: 2025/01/04/1).

Supporting Institution

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Thanks

The authors sincerely thank dietitians Süleyman Kurhan and Gizem Duman for performing the original body composition measurements used in this retrospective study.

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