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

Name: Accuracy of Body Mass Index-defined Obesity Status in US Firefighters
Keywords: RA1-1270, waist circumference, Public aspects of medicine, Short Communication, firefighters, obesity, body fat, BMI

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

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Published: 01 Sep 2014 Journal: Safety and Health at Work, volume 5, issue 3, pages 161-164 (issn: 2093-7911, eissn: 2093-7997,

Publisher: Elsevier BV

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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-based obesity status compared to body fat percentage (BF%) and waist circumference (WC). Male career firefighters (N = 994) from 20 US departments completed all three body composition assessments. Mean BMI, BF%, and WC were 29 kg/m2, 23%, and 97 cm, respectively. Approximately 33% and 15% of BF%- and WC-defined obese participants were misclassified as non-obese (false negatives) using BMI, while 8% ...

doi: 10.1016/j.shaw.2014.06.003

pmc: PMC4213909

pmid: 25379332

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mesheuropmc: nutritional and metabolic diseases

free text keywords: RA1-1270, waist circumference, Public aspects of medicine, Short Communication, firefighters, obesity, body fat, BMI

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