In conclusion, the present study found a high
prevalence of overweight and obesity in Thai
population. The WPRO definition identified
more individuals as overweight and obese than
did the WHO standard. This indicates that Thai
adults may require lower BMI cut-off points to
accurately identify obesity compared with Caucasian
and European adults. In addition, health
care professionals and health policy makers
could use the findings from this study for further
health promotion and obesity-related diseases
prevention.