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| Title |
Measuring Adiposity in Patients: The Utility of Body Mass Index (BMI), Percent Body Fat, and Leptin
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, April 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0033308 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Nirav R. Shah, Eric R. Braverman |
| Abstract |
Obesity is a serious disease that is associated with an increased risk of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, stroke, and cancer, among other diseases. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates a 20% obesity rate in the 50 states, with 12 states having rates of over 30%. Currently, the body mass index (BMI) is most commonly used to determine adiposity. However, BMI presents as an inaccurate obesity classification method that underestimates the epidemic and contributes to failed treatment. In this study, we examine the effectiveness of precise biomarkers and duel-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) to help diagnose and treat obesity. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 106 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 27% |
| Canada | 7 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 5% |
| Germany | 4 | 4% |
| Australia | 3 | 3% |
| Finland | 1 | <1% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| Iceland | 1 | <1% |
| Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 4 | 4% |
| Unknown | 50 | 47% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 80 | 75% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 14 | 13% |
| Scientists | 9 | 8% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 592 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 580 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 117 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 94 | 16% |
| Researcher | 61 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 58 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 37 | 6% |
| Other | 105 | 18% |
| Unknown | 120 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 161 | 27% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 64 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 61 | 10% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 31 | 5% |
| Sports and Recreations | 21 | 4% |
| Other | 116 | 20% |
| Unknown | 138 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 214. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 29 March 2024.
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#186,455
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Outputs from PLOS ONE
#2,765
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#707
of 174,043 outputs
Outputs of similar age from PLOS ONE
#32
of 3,700 outputs
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