adult obesity

adult obesity

A generic term a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more in an adult (overweight in an adult is defined as an average BMI of ≥ 27.8 in men and 27.3 in women).

adult obesity

Public health Overweight in an adult, defined as an average body-mass index of ≥ 27.8 in ♂ and 27.3 in ♀. See Morbid obesity, Obesity. Cf Childhood obesity.