BMI-based obesity classification misses children and adolescents with raised cardiometabolic risk due to increased adiposity

BMI-based obesity classification misses children and adolescents with raised cardiometabolic risk due to increased adiposity

Abstract Objective To assess how inaccurately the body mass index (BMI) is used to diagnose obesity compared to body fat percentage (BF%) measurement and to compare the cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents with or without obesity according to BMI but with a similar BF%. Methods A retrosp...

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Main Authors: J. Karina Zapata, M. Cristina Azcona-Sanjulian, Victoria Catalán, Beatriz Ramírez, Camilo Silva, Amaia Rodríguez, Javier Escalada, Gema Frühbeck, Javier Gómez-Ambrosi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Subjects:
Obesity
BMI
Adiposity
Children
Adolescents
Diagnosis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12933-023-01972-8

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