Mixed
The association between BMI and diabetes prevalence is strongest in South Asian countries (India, Bangladesh) and weakest in Japan, suggesting geographic and ethnic variations in diabetes risk at a given BMI.
Diabetes risk at a given body weight varies by where you are from. This study found that for South Asians (Indian, Bangladeshi), the link between high BMI and diabetes is stronger than for East Asians (Japanese). This suggests that South Asian individuals might benefit from maintaining a lower BMI target to prevent diabetes compared to other Asian ethnicities.
the association was stronger in cohorts from India and Bangladesh (p,0.001)
Why this rating
Statistically significant interaction term (p<0.001) across large cohorts.
Source
Body Mass Index and Diabetes in Asia: A Cross-Sectional Pooled Analysis of 900,000 Individuals in the Asia Cohort Consortium
Paolo Boffetta et al. · PLoS ONE · 2011
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0019930
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