Performance of Body Mass Index in Predicting Diabetes and Hypertension: A Study from the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia

CONCLUSION: In Saudi population, there is an increased risk of diabetes and hypertension relative to BMI, starting at a BMI as low as 21 but overall there is no cutoff BMI level with high predictive value for the development of these chronic diseases, including the WHO definition of obesity at BMI of 30. Ann Saudi Med 2009; 29(6): 437-445PMID: 19847080 DOI: 10.4103/0256-4947.57165
Source: Annals of Saudi Medicine - Category: General Medicine Tags: ISSUE 6 Source Type: research