Alireza Shahab Jahanlou
Department of Health Education, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran; and Visiting Scholar, College of Education, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, USA;
[ 1 ] - The Accuracy of Body Mass Index and Gallagher’s Classification in Detecting Obesity among Iranians
Background: The study was conducted to examine the comparability of the BMI and Gallagher’s classification in diagnosing obesity based on the cutoff points of the gold standards and to estimate suitable cutoff points for detecting obesity among Iranians.Methods: The cross-sectional study was comparative in nature. The sample consisted of 20,163 adults. The bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)...
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