Open AccessBody Mass Index and Mortality in Asian Populations: Implications for Obesity Cut‐points
Author(s) -
June Stevens,
Eric M Nowicki
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
nutrition reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.958
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1753-4887
pISSN - 0029-6643
DOI - 10.1301/nr.2003.marr.104-107
Subject(s) - body mass index , obesity , demography , medicine , cohort , cohort study , gerontology , population , environmental health , sociology
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.