Diagnostic Accuracy of Body Mass Index to Identify Obesity in Older Adults: NHANES 1999-2004

Citation

Batsis, John A.; Mackenzie, Todd A.; Bartels, Stephen J.; Sahakyan, Karine R.; Somers, Virend K.; & Lopez-Jimenez, Francisco (2016). Diagnostic Accuracy of Body Mass Index to Identify Obesity in Older Adults: NHANES 1999-2004. International Journal of Obesity, 40(5), 761-767. PMCID: PMC4854777

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Body composition changes with aging lead to increased adiposity and decreased muscle mass, making the diagnosis of obesity challenging. Conventional anthropometry, including body mass index (BMI), while easy to use clinically may misrepresent adiposity. We determined the diagnostic accuracy of BMI using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) in assessing the degree of obesity in older adults.
METHODS: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 1999-2004 were used to identify adults aged

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2015.243

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2016

Journal Title

International Journal of Obesity

Author(s)

Batsis, John A.
Mackenzie, Todd A.
Bartels, Stephen J.
Sahakyan, Karine R.
Somers, Virend K.
Lopez-Jimenez, Francisco

Article Type

Regular

PMCID

PMC4854777

Data Set/Study

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

Continent/Country

United States of America

State

Nonspecific

ORCiD

Batsis - 0000-0002-0845-4416