Relationship between BMI with percentage body fat and obesity in Singaporean adults - The Yishun Study.

Kexun Kenneth ChenShiou Liang WeeBenedict Wei Jun PangLay Khoon LauKhalid Abdul JabbarWei Ting SeahTze Pin Ng

Published in: BMC public health (2021)

There is a large discrepancy between BF% and BMI measured obesity in Singaporean adults. The results confirmed that Singaporean adults have higher BF% at lower BMI compared to US and Europe white counterparts; and that BF% in our population has increased over two decades.

Keyphrases

weight gain
body mass index
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
adipose tissue