VENICE, Italy — Obesity as defined by adiposity measures corresponds to a lower body mass index (BMI) cutoff (≥ 27) in men and women of middle age or older than does the widely used conventional obesity threshold of ≥ 30, shows a study performed in Italy.
Presenting at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO), researchers from the University of Rome Tor Vergata and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy, and Beirut Arab University, Lebanon, conducted the study to compare the validity of the traditional World Health Organization (WHO) BMI threshold for obesity classification (≥ 30) vs adiposity levels as an alternative measure in middle-aged and older Italians.
