Are Asians at greater mortality risks for being overweight than Caucasians? Redefining obesity for Asians
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Are Asians at greater mortality risks for being overweight than Caucasians? Redefining obesity for Asians.
OBJECTIVES To assess whether overweight Asians, assessed on the basis of WHO criteria, are at greater mortality risk than overweight Caucasians, and to determine whether alternative cut-off points (BMI = 23.0-24.9 kg/m2 for overweight and BMI >or= 25.0 kg/m2 for obesity) suggested by the WHO Western Pacific Regional Office are appropriate. DESIGN The cohort was followed prospectively until th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Public Health Nutrition
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1368-9800,1475-2727
DOI: 10.1017/s1368980008002802