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As a result, it has been suggested that the BMI threshold for diagnosing obesity in Asians be lowered to\u00a0less than\u2009\u200930\u00a0kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>. This study sought to compare PBF between Koreans and Australians.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Whole\u2010body fat mass and PBF were measured in 1,211 Koreans and 1,006 Australians using dual\u2010energy x\u2010ray absorptiometry (Lunar Prodigy; GE Healthcare, Madison, Wisconsin). The two groups were then matched for age and BMI by the propensity score method.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>For a given age and BMI, Koreans had lower PBF than Australians, and the difference was statistically significant in women (mean difference: \u22122.13%; 95% CI: \u22122.61% to \u22121.65%) but not in men (difference: \u22120.54%; 95% CI: \u22121.22% to 0.14%). Matched\u2010pair analysis (423 pairs of women and 208 pairs of men) also\u00a0showed that Korean women had statistically lower PBF than their Australian counterparts (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>In individuals aged 60 years and older, Koreans do not have higher PBF than Australians after adjusting for BMI. 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