Accuracy of the WHO's body mass index cut-off points to measure gender- and age-specific obesity in middle-aged adults living in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Main Authors: Wollner Materko (Author), Paulo Roberto Benchimol-Barbosa (Author), Alysson Roncally Silva Carvalho (Author), Jurandir Nadal (Author), Edil Luis Santos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<em>Introduction</em>. Obesity is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a disease characterized by the excessive accumulation of body fat. Obesity is considered a public health problem, leading to serious social, psychological and physical problems. However, the appropriate c...