Examining the characteristic features of lipedema and the usefulness of BMI and WHtR in clinical evaluation

Abstract Background Lipedema is an adipose tissue disorder involving mostly women. One of the most characteristic lipedema symptoms is painful accumulation of adipose tissue in lower and upper extremities leading to disproportion. Due to the disproportionate body shape, it is recently thought that B...

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Main Authors: Monika Czerwińska, Marcin Gruszecki, Jacek Rumiński, Rita Hansdorfer-Korzon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-07-01
Series:BMC Women's Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-025-03834-9
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