Optimal body fat percentage cut-off values for identifying cardiovascular risk factors in Mongolian and Han adults: a population-based cross-sectional study in Inner Mongolia, China

Conclusions
The optimal BF% cut-offs for obesity for the prediction of CVD risk factors in Chinese men and women were approximately 24% and 34% for Han adults and 25% and 35% for Mongolian population of Inner Mongolia, China, respectively.

Source: BMJ Open - April 17, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Li, Y., Wang, H., Wang, K., Wang, W., Dong, F., Qian, Y., Gong, H., Xu, G., Li, G., Pan, L., Zhu, G., Shan, G. Tags: Open access, Epidemiology Research Source Type: research