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. 2018 Jun 21;31(1):e1362. doi: 10.1590/0102-672020180001e1362

TABLE 3. Patients body mass index reclassification after applying the correction factor.

Patients (n=57) Mean BMI (kg/m²) Classification Mean correctecd BMIt (kg/m²) Reclassification
13 53.15 super obese 69.95 super super obese
3 54.65 super obese 55.68 super obese
28 45.25 class III 71.57 super super obese
9 43.58 class III 56.06 super obese
1 43.69 Class III 48.87 class III
1 48.06 class III 36.52 class II
2 39.68 class II 63.55 super super obese

BMI=body mass index; BMIt=trunk body mass index