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New Obesity Definitions Better Predict Health Risks Than BMI Alone
Key Takeaways
- Study published in JAMA Network Open analyzed 2,316 bariatric surgery candidates.
- Applied new obesity definitions: clinical obesity (organ damage) and preclinical obesity (preserved organ function).
- 73.8% had clinical obesity, 26.2% had preclinical obesity.
- Clinical obesity patients had higher surgery-related and cardiovascular risks, and higher overall mortality risk.
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DT Editorial Team··via medicalxpress.com