Prevalence of Obesity With and Without Confirmation of Excess Adiposity Among US Adults
This study compares the prevalence of obesity (assessed by body mass index only) vs obesity prevalence when excess adiposity is confirmed by waist circumference measurement or dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry in a nationally representative sample of US adults.
Authors
- Ebenezer K Aryee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4683-9066)
- Michael Fang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2849-1780)
- Sui Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8279-6353)
- Elizabeth Selvin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3539-2070)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA
- Published
- 2025-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2025.2704
- Citations
- 34
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 47.20