{"id":4736,"date":"2023-03-14T09:55:32","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T08:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifso-ec.refreshpixel.com\/?page_id=4736"},"modified":"2023-04-05T12:46:13","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T10:46:13","slug":"what-is-the-body-mass-index","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ifssoecbackup.ypo.pw\/what-is-the-body-mass-index\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Body Mass Index?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Body mass index (BMI; weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) is a simple screening tool used to stratify obesity in adults (Table 1). It does not represent the individual amount of fat or health status, thought it has a relationship with mortality from all causes and is easy to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Body Mass Index (BMI) =   Body weight (kg) \/ Height (m2<\/sup>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Obesity is defined by of BMI \u2265<\/strong> 30 kg\/m2<\/sup><\/strong> and overweight by a BMI between 25 and 29,9 kg\/m2<\/sup>. Being overweight doesn\u00b4t always mean increased amount of fat if it is at the expense of lean mass. In other hand, accumulation of intra-abdominal fat is highly correlated with metabolic and cardiovascular risk and can be measured by waist circumference (WC). Central or apple-shaped obesity (which confers higher risk) is defined as a WC of \u226594 cm in men and \u226580 cm in non-pregnant women. <\/strong>Lower cut-offs might be encountered according to the ethnic group (for example, Asian population are at risk of cardiovascular diseases with lower BMIs and lower WCs).<\/p>\n\n\n

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BMI (kg\/m2)<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>Class<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>Indication for surgery<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
< 18<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>Underweight<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
18-24,9<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>Normal<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
25-29,9 <\/strong><\/strong><\/td>Overweight<\/td>No<\/td><\/tr>
30-34,9<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>I or obesity<\/td>Yes, if refractory T2DM Consider if comorbidities<\/td><\/tr>
35-39,9<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>II or severe obesity<\/td>Yes<\/td><\/tr>
\u2265<\/strong> 40<\/strong><\/td>III or morbid obesity<\/td>Yes<\/td><\/tr>
\u2265<\/strong> 50<\/strong><\/td>Superobesity<\/td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Table 1. Obesity classification according to body mass index (BMI). T2DM: Type 2 diabetes mellitus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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