Correlation and Discrepancies Between Obesity by Body Mass Index and Body Fat in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease

Even though a correlation exists between BMI and BF, they frequently classify individuals differently in a population of CHD patients. When defining overweight/obesity, care must be taken when using a crude screening tool such as BMI. While it is not expected for all clinicians to add BF assessments within routine patient assessments, the results of this study may be helpful to guide clinicians and researchers who are considering different aspects of body composition.