excessively high accumulation of body fat or adipose tissue in relation to lean body mass; the amount of body fat (or adiposity) includes concern for both the distribution of fat throughout the body and the size of the adipose tissue deposits; individuals are usually at high clinical risk because of excess amount of body fat (BMI greater than 30).
Having a high amount of body fat. A person is considered obese if they have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more.
2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 278.00
