Authors: P. Sucharda Authors‘ workplace: III. interní klinika 1. lékařské fakulty UK a VFN Praha, přednosta prof. MU Dr. Štěpán Svačina, DrSc., MBA Published in: Vnitř Lék 2010; 56(10): 1103-1104 Category: Obesity 2010
Current classification of obesity is based on the relative body weight and fat tissue distribution, it does not provide relevant information on functional status, quality of live and patient prognosis. A combination of obesity classes with 5 stages is being proposed, where the stages are defined by the presence of risk factors, obesity-related diseases and the level of functional impairment. Individual stages are associated with recommended preventive and treatment approaches.
Key words: obesity – classification
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