Diabetes among asian americans with BMI less than or equal to 23

Karen M Kobayashi; Keith Tsz-Kit Chan; Esme Fuller-Thomson

doi:10.1016/j.dsx.2017.12.011

Diabetes among asian americans with BMI less than or equal to 23

Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2018 Apr-Jun;12(2):169-173. doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2017.12.011. Epub 2017 Dec 16.

Authors

Karen M Kobayashi¹, Keith Tsz-Kit Chan², Esme Fuller-Thomson³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Sociology and Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W 3P5, Canada. Electronic address: kmkobay@uvic.ca.
² School of Social Welfare, University at Albany SUNY, Richardson, Rm 277, USA.
³ Institute for Life Course & Aging, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work Cross-appointed to the Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto, 246 Bloor St. W., Toronto, ON, Canada.

PMID: 29273426
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsx.2017.12.011

Abstract

Lowering the BMI overweight cut point to 23 for Asian Americans (AA) is helpful, but careful monitoring for diabetes across the whole BMI spectrum is still required for AA; One in every 17 AA with a BMI < 23 has diabetes. Twenty one percent of all AA with diabetes has a BMI < 23.

Keywords: Asian American; BMI; Diabetes.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Asian* / genetics
Body Mass Index*
California / epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus / diagnosis*
Diabetes Mellitus / epidemiology*
Diabetes Mellitus / genetics
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
White People / genetics
Young Adult