Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide
Obesity Management
DEFINITION
- Obesity:
- Excess adipose tissue that affects health.
- Defined clinically as a body mass index (BMI) of ≥ 30 kg/m2.[33]
- Subdivided into Class 1 (BMI 30 - 34.9 kg/m2), Class 2 (BMI 35-39.9 kg/m2) and Class 3 (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2). Overweight is BMI 25-29.9 kg/m2.
- Abdominal obesity, also known as central or visceral adiposity, is generally defined as a waist circumference ≥ 35 inches (88 cm) for women, or ≥ 40 inches (102 cm) for men and is indicative of increased cardiometabolic risk not captured by BMI.[19] Ethnic-specific cutoffs for waist circumference have also been proposed.
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Last updated: November 14, 2021
Citation
Duan, Daisy, and Joshua J Joseph. "Obesity Management." Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide, 2021. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547105/all/Obesity_Management.
Duan D, Joseph JJ. Obesity Management. Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. 2021. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547105/all/Obesity_Management. Accessed September 22, 2023.
Duan, D., & Joseph, J. J. (2021). Obesity Management. In Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547105/all/Obesity_Management
Duan D, Joseph JJ. Obesity Management [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. ; 2021. [cited 2023 September 22]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547105/all/Obesity_Management.
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