Prevalence of Obesity With and Without Confirmation of Excess Adiposity Among US Adults
Ebenezer K Aryee, Sui Zhang, Elizabeth Selvin, Michael Fang
Abstract
This study compares the prevalence of obesity (assessed by body mass index only) vs obesity prevalence when excess adiposity is confirmed by waist circumference measurement or dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry in a nationally representative sample of US adults.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineWaistObesityBody mass indexCircumferenceDual energyBody volume indexDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryExcess weightWaist-to-height ratioClassification of obesityDemographyInternal medicineEnvironmental healthFat massOverweightGeometryMathematicsOsteoporosisSociologyBone mineralCardiovascular Disease and AdiposityObesity, Physical Activity, DietBody Composition Measurement Techniques