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Facilitates standardized BMI categorization in clinical practice; leaves open validation against contemporary outcomes data.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention classify obesity according to BMI 1 as summarized in Table 2a Among adults, a BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 kg/m 2 corresponds to a healthy weight, BMI between 25.0 and 29.9 kg/m 2 is overweight, and BMI of 30.0 kg/m 2 is obese. The degree of obesity is classified separately. A BMI of 30.0 to
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