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Defining Obesity Cut Points in a Multiethnic Population | Synapse

April 10, 2007Circulation563 citations

Defining Obesity Cut Points in a Multiethnic Population

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FRFahad Razak SASonia S. Anand HSHarry S. Shannon

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Revisions may be warranted for BMI cut points to define obesity among South Asians, Chinese, and Aboriginals. Using these revised cut points would greatly increase the estimated burden of obesity-related metabolic disorders among non-European populations.

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Razak et al. (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d75d70b4cef8fedc48f958 https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.106.635011

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