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A guide to deciding the initial level of intervention to discuss with the patient (adapted from [2])
| BMI, kg/m2 | Waist circumference, cm |
Comorbidities | |
|---|---|---|---|
| men <94 cm/ | men ≥94 cm/ | ||
| women <80 cm | women ≥80 cm | ||
| 25.0–29.9 | L | L | L ± D |
| 30.0–34.9 | L | L ± D | L ± D ± S* |
| 35.0–39.9 | L ± D | L ± D | L ± D ± S |
| ≥40 | L ± D ± S | L ± D ± S | L ± D ± S |
L, lifestyle intervention (diet and physical activity); D, consider drugs; S, consider surgery.
Patients with type 2 diabetes on individual basis.
