Evaluating the “2cm2kg” Target in Japan's Specific Health Checkups: Evidence From the Panasonic Cohort Study 30
Authors' conclusion
Reductions ≥ 2cm2kg were associated with metabolic improvements in Specific Health Checkups and Guidance-eligible individuals.
Study context
- Population
- Adults ≥40 years undergoing health checkups in 2020, Panasonic cohort study, Japan
- Participants
- 30,240 adults
- Exposure
- Achievement of ≥2 cm waist circumference (WC) and ≥2 kg body weight (BW) reduction vs non-achievement
- Outcome
- Validity of the 2cm2kg target: changes in anthropometrics, glucose, BP, lipids and liver function
- Follow-up
- 1 year
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Metabolic indicators
- Significantly associated with improvements in TG, LDL-C, blood pressure (BP), liver function and HDL-C
- all p < 0.0001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Cutoff values predicting metabolic improvements (ROC)
- WC cutoff
- −1 to −2 cm
- BW cutoff
- −1 to −2 kg
- Spline analyses showed monotonic improvements with greater WC and BW reductions
Original publication
Evaluating the “2cm2kg” Target in Japan's Specific Health Checkups: Evidence From the Panasonic Cohort Study 30. Obesity (Silver Spring). Published 4 April 2026. doi:10.
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