title: Identification of Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk in Ethnically and Racially Diverse Populations: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
authors.forename: Goutham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Tiffany M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Powell-Wiley
authors.forename: Irma
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ancheta
authors.forename: Kristen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hairston
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kirley
authors.forename: Scott A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Lear
authors.forename: Kari E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: North
authors.forename: Latha
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Palaniappan
authors.forename: Milagros C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Rosal
mesh_terms: D000572:American Heart Association; D044466:Asian People; D044383:Black People; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology*; D015995:Prevalence; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000208:ethnology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D049629:Waist-Hip Ratio; D001741:Black or African American
keywords: AHA Scientific Statements; African Continental Ancestry Group; Asian Americans; Hispanic Americans; body mass index; cardiovascular diseases; obesity; waist circumference