Obesity prevalence assessed by body mass index alone was compared to prevalence confirmed by waist circumference or dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry in US adults.
Does the estimated prevalence of obesity differ when assessed by BMI alone compared to confirmation by waist circumference or dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry in US adults?
This study evaluates how confirming excess adiposity with waist circumference or DEXA alters the estimated prevalence of obesity compared to using BMI alone in US adults.
This study compares the prevalence of obesity (assessed by body mass index only) vs obesity prevalence when excess adiposity is confirmed by waist circumference measurement or dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry in a nationally representative sample of US adults.
Aryee et al. (2025) studied this question. Obesity prevalence assessed by body mass index alone was compared to prevalence confirmed by waist circumference or dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry in US adults.