Ethnicity influences BMI as evaluated from reported serum lipid values in Inuit and non-Inuit: raised upper limit of BMI in Inuit?

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Abstract

To identify thresholds of BMI at which similar levels of serum lipids occur in Inuit and in non-Inuit as the impact of obesity on metabolic risk factors differ in Inuit compared to other ethnic groups.
Original languageEnglish
JournalEthnicity & Disease
Volume23
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)77-82
Number of pages6
ISSN1049-510X
Publication statusPublished - 2013

Keywords

  • Aged
  • Body Mass Index
  • Dyslipidemias
  • Female
  • Greenland
  • Humans
  • Inuits
  • Lipids
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Obesity
  • Overweight

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