Key result
Tailoring obesity criteria by age, sex, and ethnicity may improve obesity-related disease risk assessment.
May enhance personalized risk stratification across groups; leaves open whether revised thresholds improve outcomes or alter practice.
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Sang Youl Rhee (2023) conducted an editorial in Obesity. Waist circumference and BMI distributions was evaluated. Redefining obesity criteria based on waist circumference and body mass index distributions by age, sex, and ethnicity may provide a more accurate assessment of obesity-related disease risk.
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