Ratio of waist circumference to height is strong predictor of intra-abdominal fat

The cross sectional areas of both intra-abdominal and subcutaneous fat were calculated from images taken immediately cranial to the iliac crests, as previously described. 3 Pearson product-moment correlations for the logarithms of selected anthropometric variables and ratios with estimates of total...

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Published in:BMJ 1996-08, Vol.313 (7056), p.559-560
Main Authors: Ashwell, Margaret, Cole, Timothy J, Dixon, Adrian K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Adipose Tissue
Adult
Aged
Anthropometry
Body Height
Body mass index
Body Weight
Female
Health risk assessment
Humans
Letter
Letters
Male
Men
Middle Aged
Obesity
Subcutaneous fat
Waist
Waist circumference
Weight control
Weights & measures
Women
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Summary:The cross sectional areas of both intra-abdominal and subcutaneous fat were calculated from images taken immediately cranial to the iliac crests, as previously described. 3 Pearson product-moment correlations for the logarithms of selected anthropometric variables and ratios with estimates of total fat and the two fat compartments showed that the ratio of waist circumference to height had the highest correlation with intra-abdominal fat (r = 0.83, P
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.313.7056.559d