In Asia-Pacific BMI categories, obesity is defined as BMI greater than:

• A. 25.0 kg/m2
• B. 30.0 kg/m2
• C. 27.5 kg/m2
• D. 28.0 kg/m2

Answer: (A)

In Asia-Pacific BMI categories, risk thresholds are set lower because Asian populations tend to develop obesity-related health risks at a lower BMI. The standard breakdown is underweight < 18.5, normal 18.5–22.9, overweight 23.0–24.9, and obesity starting at 25.0 kg/m^2. Therefore, a BMI of 25.0 or higher is considered obesity in this regional scheme. The other values don’t match this cutoff: 30.0 is the traditional global obesity threshold, while 27.5 and 28.0 are higher cutoffs not used for the Asia-Pacific obesity category.