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Table 5 Agreement between the BMI categories and the other classification criteria categories expressed as percentage values. The values in bold represent the main diagonal of the agreement matrix.

From: To treat or not to treat: comparison of different criteria used to determine whether weight loss is to be recommended

Other classification criteria categories

Body Mass Index

 

underweight

normal weight

overweight

obese

low

    

%BF

25.0

3.0

-

-

MS

25.0

10.0

-

-

BFMI

25.0

3.3

-

-

normal

    

%BF

75.0

75.8

15.8

-

MS

75.0

53.3

6.7

14.3

WC

100.0

90.9

31.6

-

BFMI

75.0

66.7

6.7

-

increased

    

%BF

-

15.2

31.6

14.3

MS

-

20.0

40.0

-

WC

-

9.1

21.1

-

BFMI

-

30.0

53.3

14.3

high

    

%BF

-

6.1

52.6

85.7

MS

-

16.7

53.3

85.7

WC

-

-

47.4

100.0

BFMI

-

-

40.0

85.7

  1. %BF = total body fat, expressed as percentage body fat; MS = metabolic syndrome risk: %BF related to the risk of developing metabolic syndrome; WC = waist circumference, as an index of abdominal fat; BFMI = Body Fat Mass Index