Optimum BMI Cut Points to Screen Asian Americans for Type 2 Diabetes | Zendy

Maria Rosario G. Araneta | Zendy; Alka M. Kanaya | Zendy; William C. Hsu | Zendy; Healani Chang | Zendy; Andrew Grandinetti | Zendy; Edward J. Boyko | Zendy; Tomoshige Hayashi | Zendy; Steven E. Kahn | Zendy; Donna L. Leonetti | Zendy; Marguerite J. McNeely | Zendy; Yukiko Onishi | Zendy; Kyoko Satō | Zendy; Wilfred Y. Fujimoto | Zendy

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Optimum BMI Cut Points to Screen Asian Americans for Type 2 Diabetes

Author(s) -

Maria Rosario G. Araneta,

Alka M. Kanaya,

William C. Hsu,

Healani Chang,

Andrew Grandinetti,

Edward J. Boyko,

Tomoshige Hayashi,

Steven E. Kahn,

Donna L. Leonetti,

Marguerite J. McNeely,

Yukiko Onishi,

Kyoko Satō,

Wilfred Y. Fujimoto

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

diabetes care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636

H-Index - 363

eISSN - 1935-5548

pISSN - 0149-5992

DOI - 10.2337/dc14-2071

Subject(s) - medicine , type 2 diabetes , diabetes mellitus , body mass index , population , overweight , demography , gerontology , endocrinology , environmental health , sociology

Asian Americans manifest type 2 diabetes at low BMI levels but may not undergo diagnostic testing for diabetes if the currently recommended BMI screening cut point of ≥25 kg/m(2) is followed. We aimed to ascertain an appropriate lower BMI cut point among Asian-American adults without a prior diabetes diagnosis.

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