Accuracy of Body Mass Index-defined Obesity Status in US Firefighters

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Jitnarin, Nattinee; Poston, Walker S.C.; Haddock, Christopher K.; Jahnke, Sara A.; Day, Rena S.;

(2014)

Publisher: Elsevier

Journal: Safety and Health at Work,volume 5,issue 3,pages161-164 (issn: 2093-7911, eissn: 2093-7997)

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Related identifiers: pmc: PMC4213909, doi: 10.1016/j.shaw.2014.06.003
Subject: RA1-1270 | waist circumference | Public aspects of medicine | Short Communication | firefighters | obesity | body fat | BMI
mesheuropmc: nutritional and metabolic diseases

Obesity is a significant problem affecting United States (US) firefighters. While body mass index (BMI) is widely used to diagnose obesity, its use for this occupational group has raised concerns about validity. We examined rates and types of misclassification of BMI-ba... View more

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