Comprehensive assessment of BMI cut-off point in metabolic surgery from the view of guideline
10.3969/j.issn.1006-6187.2015.09.003
- VernacularTitle:从指南的更新看代谢手术指征体重指数的变化趋势
- Author:
Jing CHEN
;
Weidong TONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Diabetes mellitus;
Obesity;
Metabolic surgery;
BMI cut point
- From:
Chinese Journal of Diabetes
2015;(9):776-779
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Recently ,metabolic surgery has received much concern for its notable and everlasting effectiveness on glucose control ,weight loss and other metabolic disorders and concomitant diseases. Previous clinical practice and guidelines mostly focused on surgical indications ,especially BM I cut‐off point. In recent years ,BMI cut‐off point in guidelines has shown a downtrend and BMI cut‐off value has tended to become obscure ,which harvested from that clinical staff have realized the importance of comprehensive control for long‐term multiple metabolism and risk factors and overall benefit of the patients through increased clinical evidences and no longer limited to the improvement of obesity and diabetes itself.
