[Anthropometric identification of excess adiposity in Argentine adults according to the new concepts of obesity].

Prevalence of elevated anthropometric component using the traditional BMI>30 criterion was 31.8% in the Argentine adult population.

• Data were drawn from the 4th Argentine National Survey of Risk Factors (4a Encuesta Nacional de Factores de Riesgo)
• Sample included 12,871 participants of both sexes aged 18 to 65 years with directly measured weight, height, and waist circumference
• Prevalence of 31.8% was reported for both sexes combined under the traditional criterion (BMI>30)

Prevalence of elevated anthropometric component according to EASO criteria ranged between 48.7% and 59.3% depending on sex.

• EASO refers to the European Association for the Study of Obesity criteria
• The range of 48.7% to 59.3% reflects significant differences between men and women
• EASO criteria yielded substantially higher prevalence estimates than the traditional BMI>30 criterion

Prevalence of elevated anthropometric component according to the International Committee of Experts (ICE) criteria ranged between 32.7% and 39.0% depending on sex.

• The English-language abstract reports the ICE range as 32.7% to 33.7%, while the Spanish-language abstract reports 32.7% to 39.0%
• ICE criteria yielded prevalence estimates closer to but still differing from the traditional BMI>30 criterion
• Differences between men and women were statistically significant under ICE criteria

Significant differences in prevalence estimates were found between men and women across all criteria.

• Sex-based differences were statistically significant for both EASO and ICE criteria
• The direction and magnitude of sex differences varied by criterion used
• This finding applied to a probabilistic sample of Argentine adults aged 18 to 65 years (n=12,871)

The three anthropometric criteria for diagnosing obesity produced markedly different prevalence estimates in the same Argentine adult population.

• Traditional criterion (BMI>30) yielded 31.8%; EASO criteria yielded 48.7–59.3%; ICE criteria yielded 32.7–39.0%
• The gap between EASO estimates and the traditional criterion was as large as approximately 27 percentage points
• The authors conclude that further work is needed to identify which criterion best represents excess adiposity in Argentine adults