Qual o melhor ponto de corte de índice de massa corporal para diagnosticar a obesidade em mulheres com artrite reumatoide? Um estudo que usa a composição corporal pela absorciometria com raios X de dupla energia

A large percentage of patients were obese. The traditional cutoff points used for obesity were not suitable for our sample. For this female population with established RA, BMI cutoff point of 25 kg/m2 and WC cutoff point of 86 cm were the most appropriate to detect obesity.