Review Article
Obesity, Visceral Fat, and NAFLD: Querying
the Role of Adipokines in the Progression of
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Table 1
WHO classification of overweight and obesity [
2].
| | Classification | Body mass index (kg/m2) | Associated health risks |
| | Underweight | <18.5 | Low (but risk of other clinical problems increased) | | Normal range | 18.5–24.9 | Average | | Overweight | 25.0 or higher | | Pre-obese | 25.0–29.9 | Increased | | Obese class I | 30.0–34.9 | Moderately increased | | Obese class II | 35.0–39.9 | Severely increased | | Obese class III | 40 or higher | Very severely increased |
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