PMID- 36626522 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230112 LR - 20230115 IS - 1536-5964 (Electronic) IS - 0025-7974 (Print) IS - 0025-7974 (Linking) VI - 101 IP - 49 DP - 2022 Dec 9 TI - The urgency in proposing the optimal obesity cutoff value in Indonesian population: A narrative review. PG - e32256 LID - 10.1097/MD.0000000000032256 [doi] LID - e32256 AB - In developing nations such as Indonesia, obesity and central obesity have emerged as major public health issues. Many studies have revealed that morbidity and death from obesity-related diseases are already significant in some "Asian" communities at low body mass index (BMI) levels. A recent study showed that the obesity prevalence in Indonesia is underestimated when using the current BMI cutoff (obese >/= 27.0). Indonesia faced an increase in obesity-related chronic diseases despite having a lower obesity prevalence than developed countries, which may be explained by the underestimation of obesity levels in Indonesia. This creates a huge global health problem, as well as an economic burden. Another recent study on the Indonesian population depicted the new proposed cutoff of waist circumference (WC), which is lower than the World Health Organization (WHO) standard for detecting the early detection of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), one of the comorbidities and a strong correlation with obesity. An analysis of 58 studies in 2021 that included Indonesian adult subjects revealed enormous differences and ambiguities in defining obesity cutoffs values among Indonesian researchers. Additionally, we advocate adding the Edmonton Obesity Staging System (EOSS) staging to the anthropometric classification for a better clinical evaluation of obesity. Considering the urgency of obesity determination in Indonesia for clinical application and study purposes, this review highlights the need to revise the optimal cutoff value for obesity to warrant early prevention and control of diabetes complications. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. FAU - Nugraha, Gaga Irawan AU - Nugraha GI AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3248-5957 AD - Indonesian Society for the Study of Obesity. AD - Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, West Java, Indonesia. FAU - Tahapary, Dicky L AU - Tahapary DL AD - Indonesian Society for the Study of Obesity. AD - Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia. FAU - Hidayat, Rachmad Wishnu AU - Hidayat RW AD - Indonesian Society for the Study of Obesity. AD - Division Sports Medicine Department Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia. FAU - Manikam, Nurul Ratna M AU - Manikam NRM AD - Indonesian Society for the Study of Obesity. AD - Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Dr Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia. FAU - Syamsunarno, Mas Rizky A A AU - Syamsunarno MRAA AD - Indonesian Society for the Study of Obesity. AD - Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, West Java, Indonesia. FAU - Kurniawan, Farid AU - Kurniawan F AD - Indonesian Society for the Study of Obesity. AD - Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia. FAU - Wiradisuria, Errawan R AU - Wiradisuria ER AD - Indonesian Society for the Study of Obesity. AD - Division of Digestive Surgery, Mayapada Hospital, South Jakarta, Indonesia. AD - Indonesian Metabolic Bariatric Society. FAU - Daulay, Dwi Yuniati AU - Daulay DY AD - Indonesian Society for the Study of Obesity. FAU - Harbuwono, Dante Saksono AU - Harbuwono DS AD - Indonesian Society for the Study of Obesity. AD - Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia. FAU - Soegondo, Sidartawan AU - Soegondo S AD - Indonesian Society for the Study of Obesity. AD - Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review PL - United States TA - Medicine (Baltimore) JT - Medicine JID - 2985248R SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Humans MH - Indonesia/epidemiology MH - *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/epidemiology/complications MH - Obesity/complications MH - Body Mass Index MH - Obesity, Abdominal/epidemiology MH - Waist Circumference MH - Risk Factors PMC - PMC9750693 COIS- The authors have declared that no conflict of interest exists. EDAT- 2023/01/11 06:00 MHDA- 2023/01/13 06:00 PMCR- 2022/12/09 CRDT- 2023/01/10 13:35 PHST- 2023/01/10 13:35 [entrez] PHST- 2023/01/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/01/13 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/12/09 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 00005792-202212090-00036 [pii] AID - 10.1097/MD.0000000000032256 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Dec 9;101(49):e32256. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000032256.