Open Access<p>Diagnostic Accuracy of Body Mass Index (BMI) When Diagnosing Obesity in a Saudi Adult Population in a Primary Care Setting, Cross Sectional, Retrospective Study</p>
Author(s) -
Muath A Alammar,
Suad Alsoghayer,
Kossay Elabd,
Abdullah Alkhenizan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s263063
Subject(s) - body mass index , medicine , primary care , cross sectional study , obesity , retrospective cohort study , body volume index , population , pediatrics , gerontology , demography , classification of obesity , family medicine , environmental health , fat mass , pathology , sociology
Obesity is a risk factor that leads to many chronic diseases and, unfortunately, its prevalence in Saudi Arabia is on the rise. To successfully manage obesity and its complications, patient must be accurately diagnosed. This study aims to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of body mass index (BMI) when diagnosing obesity within the Saudi population using body fat percentage (BF%) as the gold standard.