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Diagnostic performance of body mass index to identify obesity as defined by body adiposity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Obesity · 2010 · Vol. 34(5) · pp. 791–799
Dale O. OkoroduduMarwan JumeanVíctor M. MontoriAbel Romero‐CorralVirend K. SomersPatricia J. ErwinFrancisco López-Jiménez
Obesity, Physical Activity, DietBody Composition Measurement TechniquesCardiovascular Disease and AdiposityMedicineMeta-analysisConfidence intervalBody mass indexOdds ratioInternal medicineObesityDiagnostic odds ratioStudy heterogeneityPooled variance

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Body CompositionHumansObesityPredictive Value of TestsUnited StatesBody Mass IndexAdiposity

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  • American Heart Association
  • National Institutes of Health
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