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BMI system may leave BAME people ‘unknowingly at risk’ of type 2 diabetes
Researches are calling for changes to the BMI system (Gareth Fuller/PA)
Researchers are calling for changes to the BMI system to ensure BAME people who are at risk of type 2 diabetes do not “slip through the net”.
The study, involving 1.5 million people in England, found that outdated BMI cut-offs mean people from BAME backgrounds are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes at a much lower BMI than people from white ethnic backgrounds.
The researchers used their findings to create new ethnic-specific obesity cut-off points and are urging the NHS to adopt these as standard practices to avoid people from BAME backgrounds not being checked for type 2 diabetes as early as their white counterparts.
Blanket BMI assessments of diabetes risk are failing people from minority ethnic backgrounds
An outdated BMI system could be leaving people from ethnically diverse backgrounds at higher risk from type 2 diabetes. © Reuters Use of BMI to assess type 2 diabetes risk must take ethnicity into account, researchers say
A study has found that the BMI (body mass index) system has outdated cut-offs, meaning people from diverse backgrounds are more likely to develop the disease at a much lower BMI than those from white backgrounds.
The study analysed the health records of 1.5 million adults in England who were registered with a UK GP between 1990-2018.
“A blanket approach is not acceptable any longer. PA Media
12/05/2021 10:02am BST
Researchers are calling for changes to the BMI system to ensure people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, who are at risk of type 2 diabetes, do not “slip through the net”.
The study, involving 1.5 million people in England, found people of colour are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes at a much lower BMI than people from white ethnic backgrounds. However, outdated “cut-offs” might mean these cases are missed.
The researchers used their findings to create new ethnic-specific obesity cut-off points and are urging the NHS to adopt these as standard practices to avoid people from these backgrounds not being checked for type 2 diabetes as early as their white counterparts.
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