Open AccessAccuracy of Current Body Mass Index Obesity Classification for White, Black, and Hispanic Reproductive-Age Women
Author(s) -
Mahbubur Rahman,
Abbey B. Berenson
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
obstetrics and gynecology (new york. 1953. online)/obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.664
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1873-233X
pISSN - 0029-7844
DOI - 10.1097/aog.0b013e3181da9423
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , obesity , cutoff , classification of obesity , demography , dual energy x ray absorptiometry , national health and nutrition examination survey , gynecology , gerontology , obstetrics , fat mass , population , environmental health , bone mineral , physics , osteoporosis , quantum mechanics , sociology
To compare the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) body mass index (BMI)-based classification to identify obesity in comparison with the World Health Organization (WHO), which uses percent body fat, among white, black, and Hispanic reproductive-aged women.