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Metabolic Syndrome: Differences For Asian Americans Is In Their Percentage Of Body Fat, Patricia Alpert, Diane L. Thomason
Metabolic Syndrome: Differences For Asian Americans Is In Their Percentage Of Body Fat, Patricia Alpert, Diane L. Thomason
Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal
Asian Americans are not frequently thought of as being obese or overweight yet some of the Asian American subgroups have a disproportionate risk for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Although the standardized body mass index (BMI) assessment is an adequate tool for reporting secular prevalence trends for overweight/obesity across populations, it falls short in accuracy when assessing Asian Americans. In recent years more has been written about the re-evaluation of BMI cut points for normal weight, overweight, or obese Asian Americans. Additionally, the waist circumference norm was modified to indicate a smaller waist size is a risk for …