Using appropriate body mass index cut points for overweight and obesity among Asian Americans

Asian Americans have low prevalence of overweight/obesity based on standard BMI cut points yet have higher rates of diabetes. We examined the prevalence of overweight/obesity, using lower BMI cut points recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for Asians, and diabetes in Asian American sub...

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Published in:	Preventive medicine Vol. 65; pp. 1 - 6
Main Authors:	Jih, Jane, Mukherjea, Arnab, Vittinghoff, Eric, Nguyen, Tung T., Tsoh, Janice Y., Fukuoka, Yoshimi, Bender, Melinda S., Tseng, Winston, Kanaya, Alka M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam Elsevier Inc 01.08.2014 Elsevier
Subjects:	Adult Asian - ethnology Asian - statistics & numerical data Asian Americans Asian People - ethnology Asian People - statistics & numerical data Biological and medical sciences Black or African American Body Mass Index California - epidemiology Cross-Sectional Studies Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - ethnology Female Humans Internal Medicine Male Medical sciences Metabolic diseases Middle Aged Minority health Miscellaneous Obesity Obesity - classification Obesity - ethnology Overweight Overweight - classification Overweight - ethnology Philippino Prevalence Prevention and actions Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Reference Values Time Factors Type 2 diabetes mellitus White People - statistics & numerical data World Health Organization California USA, California Japan Obesity Type 2 diabetes mellitus Asian Americans Minority health Overweight Endocrinopathy Type 2 diabetes Ethnic origin Asiatic American Body weight Nutrition disorder Metabolic diseases Corporal biometry Recommendation Body mass index Minority Nutritional status Public health
ISSN:	0091-7435, 1096-0260, 1096-0260
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