Body mass index and mortality in asian populations: implications for obesity cut-points.
Investigators have questioned whether body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) cut-points for obesity used in the United States and Europe are appropriate for Asian countries. A recent study examined the association between BMI and mortality in a population-based cohort of Japanese men and women. These and other results did not indicate a need for lower cut-points in Asians.
Stevens
June
J
Department of Nutrition, CB 7461, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Nowicki
Eric M
EM
D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D001823:Body Composition / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000235:genetics / Q000401:mortality*; D012016:Reference Values; D044465:White People / Q000235:genetics