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More Than Skin Color: Ethnicity-Specific BMI Cutoffs For Obesity Based on Type 2 Diabetes Risk in England 2021

The results show that to predict development of diabetes, the cutoff BMI of 30 kg/m2 (obesity) for the White population was at par with 28.1 kg/m2 for Black population, 26.9 kg/m2 for the Chinese, 26.6 kg/m2 for Arab and 23.9 kg/m2 for South Asian adults.

A lower cutoff BMI of 25 kg/m2 (overweight) in White adults, translated to a BMI of 23.4 kg/m2 for Black, 22.2 kg/m2 for Chinese, 22.1 kg/m2 for Arab, and a much lower BMI of 19.2 kg/m2 for South Asian adults is noted.

Adjusting BMI eliminates lead Asian Americans hold in heart health 2019 

World Health Organization proposed lowering the BMI cutoff for Asian populations to consider anything 23 or higher as overweight 

Ethnic Differences in BMI and Disease Risk 

China and Japan define overweight as a BMI of 24 or higher and obesity a BMI of 28 or higher; in India, overweight is defined as a BMI of 23 or higher, and obesity, a BMI of 27 or higher. 

Abdominal Obesity Measurement Guidelines for Different Ethnic Groups 

Waist Circumference Cut Points: Male: ≥ 90 cm Female: ≥ 80 cm

These ranges of BMI values are valid only for the Southeast Asian body type:

Category        BMI range - kg/m2
Starvation      less than 14.9
Underweight     from 15 to 18.4
Normal          from 18.5 to 22.9
Overweight      from 23 to 27.5
Obese           from 27.6 to 40
Morbidly Obese  greater than 40

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