Stratifying body mass index (BMI) categories by waist circumference (WC) thresholds improves mortality risk prediction in ...

About 1 in 5 classified as overweight based on BMI alone considered to have obesity according to European society definition.

The higher a person’s body mass index (BMI), the higher their risk for complications after bariatric surgery, such as higher rates of emergency department visits and readmissions, according to a study ...