Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2005 Apr 12;172(8):995-8.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.045170.

Canadian guidelines for body weight classification in adults: application in clinical practice to screen for overweight and obesity and to assess disease risk

James D Douketis  1 , Gilles Paradis, Heather Keller, Chantal Martineau
Affiliations

Canadian guidelines for body weight classification in adults: application in clinical practice to screen for overweight and obesity and to assess disease risk

James D Douketis et al. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

None
Fig. 2: Measuring waist circumference. Photo: Lianne Friesen and Nicholas Woolridge
None
Fig. 1: Measuring body mass index (BMI). Photo: Health Canada
None
Fig. 3: Applying BMI and waist circumference measurements to assess a patient's risk of health problems.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Katzmarzyk PT. The Canadian obesity epidemic, 1985–1998. CMAJ 2002;166(8):1039-40. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Janssen I, Katzmarzyk PT, Ross R. Body mass index, waist circumference, and health risk: evidence in support of current National Institutes of Health guidelines. Arch Intern Med 2002;162:2074-9. - PubMed
    1. Hu FB, Willett WC, Li T, Stampfer MJ, Colditz GA, Manson JE. Adiposity as compared with physical activity in predicting mortality among women. N Engl J Med 2004;351:2694-703. - PubMed
    1. Eckel RH, Krauss RM; for the AHA Nutrition Committee. American Heart Association call to action: obesity as a major risk factor for coronary heart disease. Circulation 1998;97:2099-100. - PubMed
    1. WHO Expert Consultation. Appropriate body-mass index for Asian populations and its implications for policy and intervention strategies. Lancet 2004;363:157-63. - PubMed