Appropriate BMI for Asian populations [5]

Lancet

Volumn 363, Issue 9414, 2004, Pages 1077-

  Shiwaku, Kuninori ^a   Anuurad, Erdembileg ^a   Enkhmaa, Byambaa ^a   Kitajima, Keiko ^a   Yamane, Yosuke ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ASIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE MARKER; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; JAPAN; LETTER; METABOLIC DISORDER; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 1642588219     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)15856-X     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

1. WHO expert consultation. Appropriate body-mass index for Asian populations and its implications for policy and intervention strategies. Lancet. 363:2004;157-163WHO.
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3. Shiwaku K., Anuurad E., Enkhmaa B., et al. Overweight Japanese with body mass indexes of 23·0 to 24·9 have higher risks for obesity-associated disorders: a comparison of Japanese and Mongolians. Int J Obes. 28:2004;152-158.
4. McLaughlin T., Abbasi F., Cheal K., et al. Use of metabolic markers to identify overweight individuals who are insulin resistant. Ann Intern Med. 139:2003;802-809.