Body mass index and mortality in Asian populations: Implications for obesity cut-points

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 104-107

  Stevens, June ^b   Nowicki, Eric M ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asians; Body mass index; Mortality; Obesity; Reference standards

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASIAN; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; STANDARD; STATISTICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; BODY COMPOSITION; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; OBESITY; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0038386081     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1301/nr.2003.marr.104-107     Document Type: Review

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