Understanding BMI
This is calculated by dividing the weight in kg by the height in meterssquared.
What is Body Mass Index (BMI) ?
This organization recommends that clinicians offer or refer adults with a BMI of 30 or higher to intensive, multicomponent behavioral interventions.
US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF)
A weight loss of this percentage is considered a clinically significant goal for obese patients.
What is 5-10 percent?
This common joint condition is often worsened by obesity.
What is osteoarthritis?
This is the percentile range for a child to be considered overweight.
What is the 85th to < 95th percentile?
The USPSTF grade recommendation for offering or referring adults with cardiovascular disease risk factors to behavioral counseling interventions to promote a healthy diet and physical activity is GRADE ___.
What is Grade B?
A 5–10% weight loss can lower HbA1C by this percentage.
What is 0.5 percent?
Name one gastrointestinal condition linked to obesity.
What is GERD?
A child with this BMI percentile is classified as obese.
What is at or above the 95th percentile?
For adults 18 years or older without known cardiovascular disease risk factors, the USPSTF recommends individualizing the decision to offer or refer to behavioral counseling interventions to promote a healthy diet and physical activity. The grade is ___.
A 5–10% weight reduction can increase HDL cholesterol by this amount.
What is 5 mg/dL?
This female reproductive condition is associated with obesity.
What is PCOS?
This is the BMI range considered overweight for adults.
What is 25 to 29.9 kg/m²?
More than ___% of men and ___% of women in the United States are obese.
A 5–10% weight reduction can decrease LDL cholesterol by this amount.
What is 40 mg/dL?
This liver condition is linked to fat accumulation and obesity.
What is fatty liver disease?
This adult BMI indicates obesity.
What is greater than 30 kg/m²?
The interventionists who help in managing the weight loss programs.
What is primary care clinicians, therapists, psychologists, registered dietitians, exercise physiologists, lifestyle coaches, and other staff?
A 5–10% weight reduction can decrease blood pressure by this amount.
What is a 5 mm Hg decrease in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure?
This sleep-related breathing disorder is associated with obesity.
What is sleep apnea?