@article{Pagsisihan_Sandoval_Paz-Pacheco_Jimeno_2016, title={Low Indices of Overweight and Obesity are Associated with Cardiometabolic Diseases among Adult Filipinos in a Rural Community*}, volume={31}, url={https://asean-endocrinejournal.org/index.php/JAFES/article/view/357}, abstractNote={<center><img src="https://asean-endocrinejournal.org/public/site/images/admin/va-12-md.jpg" alt="" width="618" height="309"></center><center></center><center><strong><img src="https://asean-endocrinejournal.org/public/site/images/admin/va-12-lay.jpg" alt="" width="618" height="309"></strong></center><center><em>*Visual Abstracts prepared by Dr. Francis Xavier Mislang</em></center> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Objectives.</strong> To determine cut-off levels of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) for overweight/obesity associated with cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs) among adult Filipinos in a rural community.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Methodology.</strong> This community-based cross-sectional observational study utilized data from our Phase II of Diabetes Self-Management Education Program in San Juan, Batangas, Philippines. It included 332 Filipino adults with no known illnesses and residing for at least 6 months in the rural communities. Optimal cut-offs were determined by the intersection of sensitivity and specificity curves of having at least 1 or 2 CMDs.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Results.</strong> The study population included 332 participants (72.3% females). Mean BMI, WC and WHR were 23.5 kg/m<sup>2</sup>, 79.5 cm and 0.87 respectively. Twenty eight percent, 11.1%, 78.3% and 85.8% of the participants have hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and at least 1 CMD respectively. The optimal cut-off for overweight/obesity and central obesity in males and females are BMI of 24 and 23 kg/m<sup>2</sup>, WC of 84 and 77 cm, and WHR 0.91 and 0.85 respectively.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Conclusion.</strong> Similar to other Asian countries, cut-off levels for overweight, obesity, and central obesity associated with CMDs are lower than the currently recommended cut-offs among Filipino adults in rural communities, particularly for WC in both sexes.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies}, author={Pagsisihan, Daveric and Sandoval, Mark Anthony and Paz-Pacheco, Elizabeth and Jimeno, Cecilia}, year={2016}, month={Sep.}, pages={97} }