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MORBIDLY OBESE [1 record]

Record 1 2023-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hygiene and Health
  • Dietetics
DEF

Refers to a person whose body mass index is greater than or equal to 40 kg/m² (morbid or class III obesity).

CONT

Morbidly obese individuals (i.e. body mass index [BMI] [greater than or equal to] 40 kg/m²) may have a pulmonary gas exchange impairment due to the large fat mass surrounding their abdomen. ... Morbidly obese men showed a trend to have poorer pulmonary gas exchange compared to morbidly obese women ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hygiène et santé
  • Diététique
DEF

Qui présente un indice de masse corporelle supérieur ou égal à 40 kg/m² (obésité morbide).

CONT

La catégorie obèse sera elle-même subdivisée en trois classes : -- obèse de classe I : IMCde masse corporelle 30-34,9; -- obèse de classe II : IMC 35-39,9; -- obèse de classe III : IMC [supérieur ou égale à] 40.

CONT

Le diamètre abdominal des patients massivement obèses limite leur accès au tunnel de l'IRM [imagerie par résonance magnétique] ou du scanner.

Key term(s)
  • obèse classe 3

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