What are the optimal age- and gender-specific obesity thresholds for predicting cardiovascular disease and mortality risk in Chinese adults?
Population-specific obesity criteria, including age- and gender-specific thresholds, are needed for clinical risk assessment in Chinese adults, with evidence of an obesity paradox in older adults.
, WC 83 cm, and WHR 0.85 in women. Moreover, higher adiposity appears protective in older adults. These findings highlight the need for population-specific obesity criteria to enhance clinical risk assessment and public health strategies.
Jia et al. (2025) studied this question.