Nature

Association of relative fat mass with the incidence of type 2 diabetes: over a decade follow-up from the TLGS

Relative fat mass (RFM) is strongly associated with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and has been shown to be a better predictor than body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC). This study aims to ...
Nature

Relative fat mass and prediction of incident atrial fibrillation, heart failure and coronary artery disease in the general population

Relative fat mass (RFM) is an emerging marker of obesity that estimates body fat percentage using a sex-specific formula containing height and waist circumference (WC). We studied the association of ...
Medscape

Higher Relative Fat Mass Is Associated With Increased Odds of Chronic Diarrhea

Adults with higher relative fat mass had an increased likelihood of having chronic diarrhea. However, this measure alone had only a modest ability to discriminate individuals with the condition. The ...