检查 BMI 是诊断肥胖的最常见方法,定义为(体重 (kg))/(身高 (m))^2。[1]Jensen MD, Ryan DH, Apovian CM, et al; American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines; Obesity Society. 2013 AHA/ACC/TOS guideline for the management of overweight and obesity in adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and The Obesity Society. Circulation. 2014 Jun 24;129(25 suppl 2):S102-38.http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/129/25_suppl_2/S102.longhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24222017?tool=bestpractice.com[2]World Health Organization. Obesity: preventing and managing the global epidemic. Report of a WHO consultation. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2000.http://whqlibdoc.who.int/trs/WHO_TRS_894.pdf[3]Kopelman PG. Obesity as a medical problem. Nature. 2000 Apr 6;404(6778):635-43.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10766250?tool=bestpractice.com[29]Caballero B. The global epidemic of obesity: an overview. Epidemiol Rev. 2007;29:1-5.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17569676?tool=bestpractice.com 在绝大多数人群中,BMI 是一种合理的确定肥胖的方法,但在孕妇或有大量肌肉组织(例如职业运动员)的人中并不准确。 另外,BMI并不因性别、年龄或者骨架等因素不同而不同,而这些因素都可以影响脂肪的含量。 尽管存在以上这些缺点,BMI还是标准化的、常用的诊断成人肥胖的方法。