1Department of Endocrinology,Diabetes and Metabolism,Christian Medical College & Hospital,Vellore,Tamil Nadu,India.
3Department of General Practice,Faculty of Medicine,Dentistry and Health Science,University of Melbourne,Australia.
J Biosoc Sci. 2019 Jul;51(4):624-626. doi: 10.1017/S0021932019000178. Epub 2019 Apr 4.
Obesity indicators are useful clinical tools in the measurement of obesity, but it is important for clinicians to appropriately interpret their values in individuals with different ethnicities. Future research is needed to identify optimal cut-offs that can predict the occurrence of cardio-metabolic comorbidities in individuals of different ethnic descent. Assessment of more recently developed indicators like the Edmonton Obesity Staging System and visceral adipose tissue are able to appropriately identify metabolically at-risk individuals.
肥胖指标是衡量肥胖的有用临床工具,但临床医生在评估不同种族个体的这些指标时,应正确解读其数值。未来需要开展研究以确定最佳切点,以便预测不同种族个体中心血管代谢合并症的发生。评估新出现的指标,如埃德蒙顿肥胖分期系统和内脏脂肪组织,有助于正确识别存在代谢风险的个体。