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. 2021 Aug 9;23(8):e24017. doi: 10.2196/24017

Table 4.

Cut points by race or ethnicity.

Comorbidity White, non-Hispanic Black, non-Hispanic Asian, non-Hispanic Native American, non-Hispanic Hispanic

Cut point (kg/m2) Cut point (kg/m2) P valuea Cut point (kg/m2) P value Cut point (kg/m2) P value Cut point (kg/m2) P value
Coronary artery disease 27.4 N/Ab N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Hyperlipidemia 26.5 N/A N/A 24.1 .02 28.8 .41 N/A N/A
Hypertension 28.7 30.3 .001 25.0 .23 26.0 .45 N/A N/A
Obstructive sleep apnea 30.1 35.1 .005 29.0 .02 N/A N/A 31.3 .08
Osteoarthritis 28.7 31.0 .55 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Type 2 diabetes mellitus 31.3 31.3 .91 27.5 .04 29.3 .55 N/A N/A

aP value indicates the comparison to cut points for White, non-Hispanic patients.

bN/A: not applicable.