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TARGETS FOR CONTROL All the target levels given below are generalisations and individual
targets MUST be established. Laxity may be allowed in elderly patients;
certain conditions require a much tighter control, e.g. pregnancy, maculopathy,
etc.
Ideally, Body Mass Index (BMI) should be used to calculate optimal weight using the following formula: Weight in Kg BMI = ------------------------- Height in meters2 > 23 = Overweight; > 27 = Obese ( for people from the Indian subcontinent) Care must be taken that the weight is not decreased below the lower limits, as a BMI of 18.5 signifies low body weight. For BMI Tables, see Appendix 2a
Recent evidence suggests that central or visceral obesity as measured by the waist circumference plays a key role in increasing the risk for T2DM as well as atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). The method to measure the waist circumference and Country/Ethnic group specific diagnostic waist circumference measures in given in Appendix 1c
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