Book contents
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 The Basics
- Section 2 Respiratory Physiology
- Section 3 Cardiovascular Physiology
- Section 4 Neurophysiology
- Section 5 Gastrointestinal Tract
- Section 6 Kidney and Body Fluids
- Section 7 Blood and Immune System
- Section 8 Energy Balance
- Section 9 Endocrine Physiology
- Section 10 Developmental Physiology
- Chapter 82 Maternal Physiology during Pregnancy
- Chapter 83 Foetal Physiology
- Chapter 84 Paediatric Physiology
- Chapter 85 Physiology of Ageing
- Chapter 86 Physiology of Obesity
- Section 11 Environmental Physiology
- Index
- References
Chapter 86 - Physiology of Obesity
from Section 10 - Developmental Physiology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 July 2019
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 The Basics
- Section 2 Respiratory Physiology
- Section 3 Cardiovascular Physiology
- Section 4 Neurophysiology
- Section 5 Gastrointestinal Tract
- Section 6 Kidney and Body Fluids
- Section 7 Blood and Immune System
- Section 8 Energy Balance
- Section 9 Endocrine Physiology
- Section 10 Developmental Physiology
- Chapter 82 Maternal Physiology during Pregnancy
- Chapter 83 Foetal Physiology
- Chapter 84 Paediatric Physiology
- Chapter 85 Physiology of Ageing
- Chapter 86 Physiology of Obesity
- Section 11 Environmental Physiology
- Index
- References
Summary
The World Health Organization classifies obesity based in the patient’s body mass index (BMI); their weight (in kilograms) divided by the square of their height (in metres):
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- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists , pp. 427 - 430Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019