Does Normal Weight Obesity (NWO) increase the odds of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors (CMRFs)?
Normal weight obesity is associated with increased odds of cardiometabolic risk factors, highlighting the limitation of BMI alone for obesity risk assessment.
The present study showed that NWO increased the odds of CMRFs. These findings indicate the inadequacy of the BMI measurement and the need for body fat assessment for a better obesity risk assessment.
Khonsari et al. (2022) studied this question.