BACKGROUND: The burden of @entity28 in Vietnam has not been well defined because there is a lack of reference data for percent body @entity23138 (PBF) in Asians. This study sought to define the relationship between PBF and body mass index (BMI) in the Vietnamese population. METHODS: The study was designed as a comparative cross-sectional investigation that involved 1217 individuals of Vietnamese background (862 @entity1 ) aged 20 years and older (average age 47 yr) who were randomly selected from the general population in Ho Chi Minh City. Lean mass (LM) and @entity23138 mass (FM) were measured by DXA (Hologic QDR 4500). PBF was derived as FM over body weight. RESULTS: Based on BMI >= 30, the prevalence of @entity28 was 1.1% and 1.3% for @entity1 and @entity1 , respectively. The prevalence of overweight and @entity28 combined (BMI >= 25) was ~24% and ~19% in @entity1 and @entity1 , respectively. Based on the quadratic relationship between BMI and PBF, the approximate PBF corresponding to the BMI threshold of 30 ( @entity28 ) was 30.5 in @entity1 and 41 in @entity1 . Using the criteria of PBF >30 in @entity1 and PBF >40 in @entity1 , approximately 15% of @entity1 and @entity1 were @entity28 . CONCLUSION: These data suggest that body mass index underestimates the prevalence of @entity28 . We suggest that a PBF >30 in @entity1 or PBF >40 in @entity1 is used as criteria for the diagnosis of @entity28 in Vietnamese adults. Using these criteria, 15% of Vietnamese adults in Ho Chi Minh City was @entity28 .

Relationship between Body Mass Index and Percent Body @entity23138 in Vietnamese: Implications for the Diagnosis of XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'men'] @entity23138 :: ('2195', 'Gene') :: ['fat'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obese', 'obesity', 'considered obese']
@entity28 :: (MESH:D009765,Disease) :: ['Obesity']
