Background A better way to define obesity is in terms of the percentage of body fat (BF).
Subjects with normal weight, but excess BF are vulnerable to cardiovascular diseases.
Objective To evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of subjects having normal weight
obesity (NWO) using optimal cut‐offs of the BF percentage reflecting risk factors for
cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Korean adults. Design and setting The K orea N ational H
ealth and N utrition E xamination S urvey in the K orean population conducted in 2009 …

Background: A better way to define obesity is in terms of the percentage of body fat (BF).
Subjects with normal weight, but excess BF are vulnerable to cardiovascular diseases.
Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of subjects having normal weight
obesity (NWO) using optimal cut-offs of the BF percentage reflecting risk factors for
cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Korean adults. Design and setting: The Korea National
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in the Korean population conducted in 2009-2010 …