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nzfriend33 t1_j1mnos8 wrote

Reply to comment by thirdculture_hog in Childhood body mass index is unlikely to have a big impact on children's mood or behavioural disorders by giuliomagnifico

BMI only took into account white men and wasn’t intended to be used widely/for everyone. It’s…trash.

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thirdculture_hog t1_j1mobru wrote

I disagree. There are adjustments for gender and age. You do have a point about race differences. But they just means that you have to be mindful when calculating risks when you look at the patient. Overall, it’s still a great measure. You’ll be hard pressed to find a clinically significant difference when you start looking at obese individuals (by BMI) regardless of gender/race.

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