Body mass index among Melanesian and Indian Fijians aged >= 40 years living in Fiji

To determine the distribution and sociodemographic associations of body mass index (BMI; kg/m) among Melanesian and Indian Fijians aged ≥40 years living in Fiji, a population-based cross-sectional survey with multistage random sampling was conducted in 2009. Melanesians were more likely to have BMI ≥25 (odds ratio [OR] = 4.73; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 3.57-6.28;