Despite its flaws, BMI is widely used in medical settings and well known by the public because as a screening tool it’s easy ...
Adults over 65 at the high end of the healthy body mass index (BMI) range were at lower risk of mortality, and those at the low end were at highest risk, according to a recent meta-analysis. The ...
To document changes in body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) over a 10-year period 1998–2008, in representative surveys of adults. Subjects with data available on BMI/WC were 7743/6894 in ...
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How obesity is diagnosed
The most commonly used scale that healthcare providers use to diagnose obesity is called the body mass index. BMI is a simple ...
In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers estimated the amount adults with overweight or obesity spend on healthcare if they have Medicare or insurance sponsored by their employers ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — BMI can underestimate obesity compared with body fat percentage determined by DXA scans, particularly ...
When it comes to predicting midlife body mass index (BMI) in young black and white adults, a polygenic risk score (PRS) for obesity isn’t up to snuff, with BMI at baseline and over time being more ...
Background We investigated the prevalence, temporal trends and associated factors of overweight and obesity among adults in ...
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