Age-appropriate BMI cut-points for cardiometabolic health risk: a cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Ayesha A JavedJinhui MaLaura N AndersonAlexandra J MayhewHon Yiu SoLauren E GriffithAnne GilsingParminder Raina

Published in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2022)

Age-appropriate BMI thresholds for older adults may improve classification by health risk compared to standard WHO cut-points. A higher overweight threshold but lower obesity cut-points may be best suited to this demographic.

Keyphrases

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