Recommendation ID
CG189/01
Question

Measurements for assessing health risks in adults: What are the most accurate and suitable measurements and boundary values to assess the health risks associated with overweight, obesity and central adiposity in adults of different ethnicities, particularly those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic family backgrounds?

Any explanatory notes
(if applicable)

For a short explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research, see the rationale section on classifying overweight, obesity and central adiposity in adults.

Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review A: accuracy of anthropometric measures in assessing health risks associated with overweight and obesity in adults.


Source guidance details

Comes from guidance
Obesity: identification, assessment and management
Number
CG189
Date issued
November 2014

Other details

Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research? No  
Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register?   No  
Last Reviewed 30/09/2022