American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery review of the body mass index

Jonathan Carter; Farah Husain; Pavlos Papasavas; Salvatore Docimo; Vance Albaugh; Laura Aylward; Cynthia Blalock; Sue Benson-Davies; Clinical Issues Committee of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons

doi:10.1016/j.soard.2024.10.038

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery review of the body mass index

Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2024 Nov 29:S1550-7289(24)00914-6. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2024.10.038. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Jonathan Carter¹, Farah Husain², Pavlos Papasavas³, Salvatore Docimo⁴, Vance Albaugh⁵, Laura Aylward⁶, Cynthia Blalock⁷, Sue Benson-Davies⁸; Clinical Issues Committee of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons

Affiliations

¹ University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona.
³ Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut.
⁴ University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.
⁵ Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.
⁶ West Virginia University Health Sciences, Morgantown, West Virginia.
⁷ Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.
⁸ University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota.

PMID: 39681504
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2024.10.038

Abstract

The body mass index was first described almost 200 years ago and has since been used as a measure of obesity. This review describes the history, advantages, disadvantages, and alternatives to the body mass index in the care of the metabolic and bariatric surgical patient.

Keywords: Bariatric surgery; Body composition; Body mass index; DXA.

Publication types

Practice Guideline