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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Diagnostic Accuracy of Body Mass Index, Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis, and Waist-to-Hip Ratio Against DEXA for Obesity in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Haifa F Alotaibi, Saleh A Alqahtani, Alanoud Alfraidi, Jamala Selan, Feras Altunusi, Abdulrahman Albatly, Shadan AlMuhaidib, Hanan Taib, Amr Arafat, Waleed Alhazzani

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Haifa F AlotaibiResearch and Innovation Institute, Ministry of Defense Health Services, Riyadh 12426, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-2266-7394
Saleh A AlqahtaniLiver, Digestive, and Lifestyle Health Research Section, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 12713, Saudi Arabia.
Alanoud AlfraidiResearch and Innovation Institute, Ministry of Defense Health Services, Riyadh 12426, Saudi Arabia.
Jamala SelanResearch and Innovation Institute, Ministry of Defense Health Services, Riyadh 12426, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-6260-5123
Feras AltunusiResearch and Innovation Institute, Ministry of Defense Health Services, Riyadh 12426, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0007-9086-6711
Abdulrahman AlbatlyDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Ministry of Defense Health Services, Riyadh 12426, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-9667-5242
Shadan AlMuhaidibResearch and Innovation Institute, Ministry of Defense Health Services, Riyadh 12426, Saudi Arabia.
Hanan TaibDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Ministry of Defense Health Services, Riyadh 12426, Saudi Arabia.
Amr ArafatResearch and Innovation Institute, Ministry of Defense Health Services, Riyadh 12426, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-0951-7287
Waleed AlhazzaniResearch and Innovation Institute, Ministry of Defense Health Services, Riyadh 12426, Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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bioelectrical impedancebody mass indexdiagnostic accuracydual-energy X-ray absorptiometryobesity

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PMID42587693
PMCPMC13464004

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