Table 2.

BMI, WC, and Diabetes Risk for Brazilians Patients.

	BMI (kg/m2)	Level of Obesity	Disease Risk
			WC Male ≤ 102 cm Female ≤ 88 cm	WC Male ≤ 102 cm Female ≤ 88 cm
Underweight	<18.5
Normal	18.5–24.9
Overweight	25.0–29.9		Elevated	High
Obesity	30.0–34.9	I	High	Very high
	35.0–39.9	II	Very high	Very high
Extreme Obesity	≥40	III	Extremely high	Extremely high

BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference, waist measured at the level of the anterior superior iliac crest.