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Anthropometric measures of obesity in patients with knee joint pathology: Body surface area versus body mass index.

Alexander GreenSam CrowOday Al-Dadah
Published in: Journal of perioperative practice (2024)
Body surface area could be a useful alternative to body mass index when considering obesity in patients with musculoskeletal knee pathology. Body surface area better reflects the effects of height, weight, age and gender than body mass index.
Keyphrases
  • body mass index
  • weight gain
  • weight loss
  • insulin resistance
  • metabolic syndrome
  • physical activity
  • type diabetes
  • high fat diet induced
  • total knee arthroplasty
  • mental health
  • body composition
  • adipose tissue