For Asian Indians, the consensus consensus cutoffs proposed by the Joint Indo-US/Misra working group classify a BMI of 23 kg/m2 as:
- A Overweight ✓
- B Normal weight
- C Obese
- D Underweight
Correct answer: A. Overweight
Explanation
Asian Indians develop metabolic complications at lower BMI than Caucasians, so the Misra consensus guidelines lowered the cutoffs: 18 to 22.9 kg/m2 is normal, 23 to 24.9 kg/m2 is overweight, and 25 kg/m2 or above is obese. B BMI of 23 therefore falls in the overweight category for Indians even though it remains normal by WHO global criteria, which is exactly why this distinction is examined. Option C is wrong because obesity begins at 25, not 23, in the Indian classification.
Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.
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