Women Are at a Higher Risk of Chronic Metabolic Diseases Compared to Men With Increasing Body Mass Index in China

Conclusion: In the Chinese population, the risk of chronic diseases in women were significantly higher than that in men at the same BMI level, especially when BMI was >25 kg/m2. In addition, the risk of chronic diseases began to increase significantly when BMI was >21.97 kg/m2 in women and 23.89 kg/m2 in men. The results indicated that women should be more alert to the risk of chronic diseases caused by the increase of BMI than men.
Source: Frontiers in Endocrinology - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research