TABLE 1.

Definitions of obesity for the overall population and Asian individuals

Classification	BMI (kg/m2)
	International classification (WHO) [2]	Asian population (WHO) [2]	Asian Indian population (Consensus Statement for Asian Indians of the Metabolic and Obesity Summit) [3]	Japanese population (JASSO) [4]	Korean population (KSSO) [5]
Underweight	<18.5	<18.5	‐	<18.5	<18.5
Normal range	≥18.5 and <25.0	≥18.5 and <23.0	≥18.0 and <23.0	≥18.5 and <25.0	18.5‐22.9
Overweight	≥25.0 and <30.0	≥23.0 and <27.5	≥23.0 and <25.0	‐	23.0‐24.9
Obesity	≥30.0	≥27.5	≥25.0	‐	‐
Obesity class I	≥30.0 and <35.0	‐	‐	≥25.0 and <30.0	25.0‐29.9
Obesity class II	≥35.0 and <40.0	‐	‐	≥30.0 and <35.0	30.0‐34.9
Obesity class III	≥40.0	‐	‐	≥35.0 and <40.0	≥35.0
Obesity class IV	‐	‐	‐	≥40.0	‐
Classification	Waist circumference (cm)
	International Diabetes Federation [ 6 ] Central obesity defined as BMI > 30.0; if BMI ≤30.0, then waist circumference should be assessed		KSSO [ 5 ] Increased risk of comorbidity (T2D, hypertension, and dyslipidemia) according to abdominal obesity
Central obesity	White, men: ≥94; women: ≥80 a South Asian/Chinese/Japanese, men: ≥90; women: ≥80		Men: ≥90; women: ≥85

Abbreviations: JASSO, Japan Society for the Study of Obesity; KSSO, Korean Society for the Study of Obesity; T2D, type 2 diabetes; WHO, World Health Organization.

^a In the US, the Adult Treatment Panel III values (102 cm for men; 88 cm for women) are likely to continue to be used for clinical purposes.