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Accuracy of body mass index in diagnosing obesity in the adult general population
International Journal of Obesity, 05/23/08

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Romero-Corral A et al. - The accuracy of BMI in diagnosing obesity is limited, particularly for individuals in the intermediate BMI ranges, in men and in the elderly. A BMI cutoff of >30 kg/m2 has good specificity but misses more than half of people with excess fat.

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