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Article: Appropriate body-mass index for Asian populations and its implications for policy and intervention strategies

TitleAppropriate body-mass index for Asian populations and its implications for policy and intervention strategies
Authors
Issue Date2004
PublisherThe Lancet Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/lancet
Citation
The Lancet, 2004, v. 363 n. 9403, p. 157-163 How to Cite?
AbstractA WHO expert consultation addressed the debate about interpretation of recommended body-mass index (BMI) cut-off points for determining overweight and obesity in Asian populations, and considered whether population-specific cut-off points for BMI are necessary. They reviewed scientific evidence that suggests that Asian populations have different associations between BMI, percentage of body fat, and health risks than do European populations. The consultation concluded that the proportion of Asian people with a high risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease is substantial at BMIs lower than the existing WHO cut-off point for overweight (⩾25 kg/m2). However, available data do not necessarily indicate a clear BMI cut-off point for all Asians for overweight or obesity. The cut-off point for observed risk varies from 22kg/m2 to 25kg/m2 in different Asian populations; for high risk it varies from 26kg/m2 to 31kg/m2. No attempt was made, therefore, to redefine cut-off points for each population separately. The consultation also agreed that the WHO BMI cut-off points should be retained as international classifications. The consultation identified further potential public health action points (23·0, 27·5, 32·5, and 37·5 kg/m2) along the continuum of BMI, and proposed methods by which countries could make decisions about the definitions of increased risk for their population.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/77434
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2023 Impact Factor: 98.4
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 12.113
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dc.contributor.authorTan, KCBen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWHO expert consultation-
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T07:31:51Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T07:31:51Z-
dc.date.issued2004en_HK
dc.identifier.citationThe Lancet, 2004, v. 363 n. 9403, p. 157-163en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0140-6736en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/77434-
dc.description.abstractA WHO expert consultation addressed the debate about interpretation of recommended body-mass index (BMI) cut-off points for determining overweight and obesity in Asian populations, and considered whether population-specific cut-off points for BMI are necessary. They reviewed scientific evidence that suggests that Asian populations have different associations between BMI, percentage of body fat, and health risks than do European populations. The consultation concluded that the proportion of Asian people with a high risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease is substantial at BMIs lower than the existing WHO cut-off point for overweight (⩾25 kg/m2). However, available data do not necessarily indicate a clear BMI cut-off point for all Asians for overweight or obesity. The cut-off point for observed risk varies from 22kg/m2 to 25kg/m2 in different Asian populations; for high risk it varies from 26kg/m2 to 31kg/m2. No attempt was made, therefore, to redefine cut-off points for each population separately. The consultation also agreed that the WHO BMI cut-off points should be retained as international classifications. The consultation identified further potential public health action points (23·0, 27·5, 32·5, and 37·5 kg/m2) along the continuum of BMI, and proposed methods by which countries could make decisions about the definitions of increased risk for their population.-
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherThe Lancet Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/lanceten_HK
dc.relation.ispartofThe Lanceten_HK
dc.subject.meshAbsorptiometry, Photon - methods - standards-
dc.subject.meshAsian Continental Ancestry Group - classification - statistics and numerical data-
dc.subject.meshBody Mass Index-
dc.subject.meshBody Weight - ethnology-
dc.subject.meshObesity - classification - diagnosis - ethnology-
dc.titleAppropriate body-mass index for Asian populations and its implications for policy and intervention strategiesen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.openurlhttp://library.hku.hk:4550/resserv?sid=HKU:IR&issn=0140-6736&volume=363&spage=157&epage=163&date=2004&atitle=,Members+of+the+WHO+expert+consultation.+Appropriate+body+mass+index+for+Asian+populations+and+its+implications+for+policy+and+intervention+strategiesen_HK
dc.identifier.emailTan, KCB: kcbtan@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.authorityTan, KCB=rp00402-
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/S0140-6736(03)15268-3-
dc.identifier.pmid14726171-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85066456886-
dc.identifier.hkuros88337en_HK
dc.identifier.volume363-
dc.identifier.issue9403-
dc.identifier.spage157-
dc.identifier.epage163-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000187939200021-
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom-
dc.relation.erratumdoi:10.1016/S0140-6736(04)15759-0-
dc.identifier.issnl0140-6736-

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