Table 11.

BMI cutoffs for management of obesity in South Asians[47,48]

BMI of Asian in kg/m2	23-24.9 Overweight	25-26.9 Grade I	27-29.9 Grade I	30-34.9 Grade II	≥37.5 Grade III
Therapy
Diet, exercise, behavioral therapy	√	√	√	√	√
Pharmacotherapy		√	√	√	√
		If comorbidities
Bariatric surgery					√
			If comorbidities	√