ArticleObesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity2026
Subjective Evaluation of Female Adult Body Fat Distribution: A Scoping Review.
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Abstract
Body fat distribution is a key indicator of obesity-related disease risk, often assessed through objective anthropometric measurements. However, objective implementation at scale is limited by measurement variability, cost, and anthropometrist skill. Subjective methods, widely applied in body image research, may offer an alternative but are less explored for determining obesity- and disease-related risk. This scoping review aimed to identify the availability and characteristics of subjective body shape assessment tools for assessing regional body fat distribution in adult females. A search across five databases (inception to September 8, 2023), using terms for body shape and assessment tools, limited to females, yielded 13,646 unique records; 177 studies were included, reporting 80 tools (13 were variations of 7 originals). Studies utilized tools for varied purposes: body image/shape attractiveness, satisfaction, or distortion (73.4%); health/disease risk (18.1%); tool development/validation (13.0%); clothing/fashion (5.6%); or other (4.0%). Tools types included: figural (38.8%); photographic (21.3%); silhouette (16.3%); figural/scanned image with shape overlay (6.3%); computer generated image (6.3%); inanimate shape (3.8%); somatograph (1.3%); and unclassified (6.3%). Some tools were culturally adapted (e.g., modifying skin tone, clothing, or shape to the population), but most (17.6% of 51 applicable tools) depicted White ethnicity, limiting inclusivity. Among applicable tools, 56.3% included facial features, and 25.4% nakedness. This review reveals a variety of subjective tools, but limited application for disease-related risk assessment. Further research should refine and culturally adapt subjective tools to ensure conceptual suitability, and validate their use for assessing obesity-related disease risk.
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