Prevalence of Clinical Obesity in US Adults Based on a Newly Proposed Definition
Dahyun Park, Dong Hoon Lee, Rockli Kim, Min‐Jeong Shin, S. V. Subramanian
Abstract
This cross-sectional study compares the prevalence of obesity among US adults using 2 definitions: a body mass index–based definition and a new evidence-based definition of clinical obesity focusing on direct measures of body fat and organ dysfunction and physiological impairment.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineObesityBody mass indexGerontologyClassification of obesityEpidemiologyMEDLINEPopulationPublic healthPediatricsYoung adultOverweightEnvironmental healthIncidence (geometry)DemographyBody weightMetabolic syndromeDiseaseComorbidityDiabetes mellitusDiet and metabolism studiesNutritional Studies and DietNutrition and Health in Aging