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Ethnicity-specific BMI cutoffs for obesity based on type 2 diabetes risk in England: a population-based cohort study

2021/05/11 by Rishi Caleyachetty, Thomas M. Barber, Nuredin Mohammed +5 · 2 citations
Medicine · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins #Genetic Associations and Epidemiology #Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes #Medicine #Ethnic group #Type 2 diabetes #Population #Demography #Obesity #Cohort #Body mass index #Cohort study #Diabetes mellitus #Gerontology #Pediatrics #Internal medicine #Environmental health #Endocrinology

paper · doi:10.1016/s2213-8587(21)00088-7

openalex publication_date 2021/05/11 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

BACKGROUND: ). METHODS: and complete ethnicity data, were registered with a general practitioner practice in England at any point between Sept 1, 1990, and Dec 1, 2018, and had at least 1 year of follow-up data. Patients with type 2 diabetes were identified by use of a CALIBER phenotyping algorithm. Self-reported ethnicity was collapsed into five main categories. Age-adjusted and sex-adjusted negative binomial regression models, with fractional polynomials for BMI, were fitted with incident type 2 diabetes and ethnicity data. FINDINGS: (26·5-27·0) in Arab populations. INTERPRETATION: Revisions of ethnicity-specific BMI cutoffs are needed to ensure that minority ethnic populations are provided with appropriate clinical surveillance to optimise the prevention, early diagnosis, and timely management of type 2 diabetes. FUNDING: National Institute for Health Research.

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