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Waist-to-height ratio as an indicator of ‘early health risk’: simpler and more predictive than using a ‘matrix’ based on BMI and waist circumference
BMJ Open · 2016 · Vol. 6(3) · pp. e010159–e010159
Margaret Ashwell✉(City, University of London)Sigrid Gibson
Abstract
Use of a simple boundary value for WHtR (0.5) identifies more people at 'early health risk' than does a more complex 'matrix' using traditional boundary values for BMI and WC. WHtR may be a simpler and more predictive indicator of the 'early heath risks' associated with central obesity.
Birth, Development, and HealthObesity, Physical Activity, DietBody Composition Measurement TechniquesWaistMedicineCircumferenceWaist-to-height ratioBody mass indexWaist–hip ratioEnvironmental healthInternal medicine
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AdultCardiovascular DiseasesCost-Benefit AnalysisFemaleUnited KingdomHealth SurveysHumansMaleMass ScreeningNutrition SurveysPredictive Value of TestsRisk FactorsBody Mass IndexRisk AssessmentMetabolic Syndrome
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