Publication at First Faculty of Medicine |
2015
Abstract
The quantitative definition of obesity (according to BMI) is no longer sufficient, because of reflecting neither the metabolic, nor the functional burden for the patient. The concept of metabolic syndrome emphasizes the essential relevance of fat distribution, but does not differentiate the risk of various combinations of the individual components of the syndrome.
The Edmonton classification of obesity reflects the fat distribution indirectly, by the presence of pathological conditions associated with visceral obesity.