Sensitivity and specificity of body mass index and main risk factors for cardiovascular disease in middle-income urban participants in Guanajuato, Mexico.

Introduction: several studies have questioned body mass index (BMI) as an accurate diagnostic tool for obesity and therefore a predictor of cardiovascular risk. But BMI is widely used currently. Objective: we analyzed the sensitivity and specificity of BMI and compared cardiovascular risk factors in middle-income urban participants in Guanajuato, Mexico, at different ages.