From: Existing maternal obesity guidelines may increase inequalities between ethnic groups: a national epidemiological study of 502,474 births in England
WHO general population BMI classifications
WHO asian BMI classifications
Underweight
<18.5kg/m2
Ideal
18.5-24.9kg/m2
18.5-23kg/m2
Overweight
25.0-29.9kg/m2
23-27.5kg/m2
Obese
≥30kg/m2
>27.5kg/m2