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. 2025 May 20;333(19):1726-1728.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2025.2704.

Prevalence of Obesity With and Without Confirmation of Excess Adiposity Among US Adults

Ebenezer K Aryee  1   2 , Sui Zhang  1   2 , Elizabeth Selvin  1   2 , Michael Fang  1   2
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Prevalence of Obesity With and Without Confirmation of Excess Adiposity Among US Adults

Ebenezer K Aryee et al. JAMA. .
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Plain language summary

This study compares the prevalence of obesity (assessed by body mass index only) vs obesity prevalence when excess adiposity is confirmed by waist circumference measurement or dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry in a nationally representative sample of US adults.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Selvin reported receiving personal fees from the American Diabetes Association, the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, and Wolters Kluwer; receiving honoraria for serving as the deputy editor of Diabetes Care; and being a member of the editorial board of Diabetologia. No other disclosures were reported.

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