Episode 384: 395. How accurate is the BMI?

Episode 384: 395. How accurate is the BMI?

Aryee EK et al. Prevalence of obesity with and without confirmation of excess adiposity among US adults. JAMA 2025 Apr 17; [e-pub]. (https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2025.2704)

The rate of obesity was 39.7% based on BMI and 39.1% based on excess adiposity. Among participants with obesity based on BMI, 98% also had excess adiposity; in other words, essentially the same individuals were considered as obese by both criteria.

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