Antithrombotic therapy and body mass: an expert position paper of the ESC Working Group on Thrombosis

Abstract

Severe thinness: <16 <60 kg b or < _ 56.2 kg c Normal weight 18.5-24.99 > _60 up to 70 kg b or > 56.3 up to 76.6 kg c Overweight (pre-obesity) 25-29.99 >70 up to 100 kg b or 76.7 up to 92.0 kg c Obesity > _30 >100 kg b or > _ 92.1 kg c ; or > 20% greater than the ideal body weight d Class 1 30-34.99 Class 2 (moderate obesity) 35-39.99 >100% greater than the ideal body weight d Class 3 (severe or morbid obesity) > _40 > _150 kg b or > _ 122.9 kg c Class 4 (super-obesity) 227 > _50 >225% greater than the ideal body weight Class 5 (super-super or extreme obesity) 228 > _60 a According to the WHO classification for adults [> _20 years, female, and male subjects; http://www.who.int/topics/obesity/en/ (January 2018)] unless otherwise indicated. b Thresholds often used to define underweight in RCT or clinical studies for both female and male subjects. c According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for adults (both male and female subjects) with height of 5 feet 9 inch [https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/adult/defin ing.html (January 2018)]. d Ideal body weight according to modified Devine's formula: men: 51.65 kg 1.85 kg/inch of height greater than 5 feet; Women: 48.67 kg 1.65 kg/inch of height greater than 5 feet. 226