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Waist circumference as a measure for indicating need for weight management
BMJ · 1995 · Vol. 311(6998) · pp. 158–161
Michael E. J. Lean✉(Glasgow Royal Infirmary)Thang S. Han(University of Glasgow)Caroline Morrison(University of Glasgow)
Abstract
Waist circumference could be used in health promotion programmes to identify individuals who should seek and be offered weight management. Men with waist circumference > or = 94 cm and women with waist circumference > or = 80 cm should gain no further weight; men with waist circumference > or = 102 cm and women with waist circumference > or = 88 cm should reduce their weight.
Obesity, Physical Activity, DietObesity and Health PracticesPhysical Activity and HealthWaistCircumferenceBody mass indexMedicineWaist-to-height ratioOverweightWaist–hip ratioBody volume indexMass indexObesity
MeSH terms
AdultAgedAnthropometryBody ConstitutionBody WeightFemaleHealth PromotionHumansMaleMiddle AgedObesityBody Mass Index
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