BMI Cutoff Point for Indians

 

48.Misra A, Chowbey P, Makkar BM, et alConcensus Group. Consensus statement for diagnosis of obesity, abdominal obesity and the metabolic syndrome for Asian Indians and recommendations for physical activity, medical and surgical management. J Assoc Physicians India 2009;57:163–170

https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article/38/1/150/37769/BMI-Cut-Points-to-Identify-At-Risk-Asian-Americans

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Asian Indians exhibit unique features of obesity; excess body fat, abdominal adiposity,

increased subcutaneous and intra-abdominal fat, and deposition of fat in ectopic sites (liver,

muscle, etc.). Obesity is a major driver for the widely prevalent metabolic syndrome and type

2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Asian Indians in India and those residing in other countries.

Based on percentage body fat and morbidity data, limits of normal BMI are narrower and

lower in Asian Indians than in white Caucasians. In this consensus statement, we present …

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