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ArticleObesity surgery2021

Benchmarking the Discriminatory Performance of Body Mass Index and Body Fat for Obesity Detection in Patients Treated by Intragastric Balloon.

Georgia Tsaousi, George Stavrou, Pyrros Papakostas, Gerry Pyankova, Katerina Kotzampassi

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5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Georgia TsaousiDepartment of Anesthesiology and ICU, Aristotle University Thessaloniki, St. Kiriakidi 1, P.O, 54634, Thessaloniki, Greece.
George StavrouDepartment of Surgery, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, St. Kiriakidi 1, P.O, 54634, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Pyrros PapakostasDepartment of Surgery, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, St. Kiriakidi 1, P.O, 54634, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Gerry PyankovaDepartment of Surgery, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, St. Kiriakidi 1, P.O, 54634, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Katerina KotzampassiDepartment of Surgery, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, St. Kiriakidi 1, P.O, 54634, Thessaloniki, Greece. kakothe@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0241-7216
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introduction/purposeThe accuracy of body mass index (BMI) in detecting obesity in patients treated by intragastric balloon (IGB) remains still speculative. We aimed to determine the discriminatory performance of BMI as an estimate of excess body fat (%BF) in an IGB-treated population. MATERIAL AND

methodsRetrospective analysis of prospectively collected data of 476 patients who completed the 6-month IGB treatment period and were subjected to body composition analysis. We evaluated the relationship between BMI and %BF or lean mass and the diagnostic performance of BMI ≥ 30 kg/m

resultsGender emerged as an effect modifier in the quadratic polynomial relationship between BMI and %BF (R

conclusionThe discriminatory performance of BMI as an estimate of excess body fat is enhanced by the implementation of gender- and age-specific BMI thresholds for defining obesity, in IGB-treated patients.

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Gastric BalloonObesity, MorbidAdipose TissueAdultBenchmarkingBody CompositionBody Mass IndexCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleObesityRetrospective StudiesBody fatBody mass indexIntragastric balloonObesity

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