Some indicators of the body composition of the Mongolian population

Abstract

The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing due to the global outbreak of COVID-19 and public lockdown. Obesity is mainly followed by overweight and an increase in fat tissues. Malnutrition and lack of exercise are highly associated with obesity that is a leading cause of non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes. Therefore, we aimed to investigate some indicators of body composition including body fat, total body water, abdominal fat using the “TANITA BC-587”, electronic body composition scale. According to the body fat risk assessment, while 7.2% of men aged 18-69 were normal, 13.0% had increased fat, and 79.7% had very high value, 2.3% of women had low, 70.9% were normal, 13.6% had increased fat, and 13.2% had a very high value of body fat. When assessing the amount of abdominal fat, 56.7% were classified as “healthy”, 24.0% as a “high risk”, and 19.3% as “risky”. In terms of gender, the proportion of the “risky” and “high risk” group is statistically higher than that of men (24.1%) and women (19.2%). When assessing the total body water, 55.1% were “normal”, 43.3% had “low” and 1.6% were classified as an “increased”. The total body water in men is statistically lower than in women. The amount of water in the body decreases with age for both males and females.