Waist circumference

A simple predictor of obesityrelated health risk by measuring the circumference of the waist, which takes into account internal fat stores carried in the abdominal area that are associated with metabolic disease.


A measurement that when greater than 40 inches in men, or 36 inches in women, defines a form of obesity that confers particularly high health risks.


A gauge of abdominal obesity, obtained by measuring the abdomen at the level of the superior iliac crest with a tape measure. Among non-Asian American males, a waist circumference greater than 40 in ( 102 cm) increases the risk of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and heart disease. A circumference greater than 35 in (88 cm) conveys similar risks for non-Asian American women. Americans of Asian ancestry have a lower risk of obesity than African Americans, European Americans, and Hispanics. Among Asians risks rise for men with a waist fine that measures 36 in (91 cm) and for women when the waist exceeds 32 in (81 cm).


 


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