[Application of body mass index and waist circumference for nutritional assessment among obese individuals].
This article outlines the clinical values and limitations of body mass index and waist circumference for nutritional assessment among obese individuals and emphasizes the importance of combining these two parameters for diagnosis of obesity.
Department of Clinical Nutrition, PUMC Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing 100730, China. yuk2004@gmail.com
Kang
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Yu
D015992:Body Mass Index; D006801:Humans; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055105:Waist Circumference