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OBESE CLASS 1 [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 between 30.0 and 34.9 kg/m² (class I or moderate obesity).

CONT

Of the patients, 15 were morbidly obese (BMI > 40), 19 were severely obese (BMI 35-39.9), 35 moderately obese (BMI 30-34.9), and 31 had pre-obesity excess weight (BMI 25-29.9).

OBS

moderately obese: term also sometimes used in general contexts to qualify any person with a mild obesity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hygiène et santé
  • Diététique
DEF

Qui présente un indice de masse corporelle de 30,0 à 34,9 kg/m² (obésité modérée ou de classe I).

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

Chez les femmes, on a constaté une modeste corrélation positive entre [l'indice de masse corporelle] et n'importe quel type de tumeurs. [...] Le risque d'un lymphome non hodgkinien est élevé pour les femmes obèses de classe I.

Key term(s)
  • obèse classe 1

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