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Prevalence of excess adiposity and clinical obesity in a Mexican nationally representative survey

2026-08-21

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Body mass index (BMI) alone may underestimate clinically relevant obesity because it does not capture central fat distribution. We compared obesity prevalence in Mexico using BMI-only criteria, adiposity-confirmed criteria, and the clinical obesity definition proposed by the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Commission. We conducted a population-based, cross-sectional study of 13,160 adults aged 18 years or older...

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DOI: 10.64898/2026.08.18.26360751

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