Raised BMI cut-off for overweight in Greenland Inuit - a review

• Published in: International journal of circumpolar health Vol. 72; no. 1; pp. 21086 - 5
• Main Authors: Andersen, Stig, Fleischer Rex, Karsten, Noahsen, Paneeraq, Christian Florian Sørensen, Hans, Mulvad, Gert, Laurberg, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis 01.01.2013; Co-Action Publishing; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: BMI; Body Mass Index; cut-off point; ethnicity; Greenland - epidemiology; Greenland Inuit; Humans; Inuits - statistics & numerical data; obesity; overweight; Overweight - diagnosis; Overweight - epidemiology; Reference Standards; review; Supplement 1, 2013; Greenland; Greenland Inuit; ethnicity; review; cut-off point; overweight; obesity; BMI

Obesity is associated with increased morbidity and premature death. Obesity rates have increased worldwide and the WHO recommends monitoring. A steep rise in body mass index (BMI), a measure of adiposity, was detected in Greenland from 1963 to 1998. Interestingly, the BMI starting point was in the o...