This measurement can be tricky if you're shopping for jeans with a non-standard waist measurement (like low-rise jeans, high-waisted jeans, etc).
95% CI: 95% Confidence interval; BMI: Body mass index; DHS: Demographic and health survey; OR: Odds ratio; RR: Risk ratio; SE: Standard error; WC: Waist circumference; WHR: Waist-to-height ratio.
NP: Nereu programme; CG: Counselling group; HRQOL Healthh related quality of life; IDIAP: Primary Care Research Institute – Jordi Gol of Lleida; HPU Healthcaree paediatric unit; CEIC Clinical Research Ethics Committeee; PA: Physical activity; BMI: Body Mass Index; BMI SD sore: Body Mass Index standard deviation; WC: Waist circumference; WHtR: Waist-to-height ratio.
This makes it likely that a portion of the greater insulin resistance observed in South Asians can be explained by "hidden" obesity, i.e., excess body fat content not seen with standard BMI or waist circumference measurements.
† FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV 1, forced expired volume in one second; SE, standard error; WC, waist circumference.
For a difference of 20 cm (approximately two standard deviations) in waist circumference, the multivariate RRs were 1.32 (95% CI: 0.73 2.37) among women and 1.74 (95% CI: 1.00 3.01) among men.
CI: confidence interval; OR: odds ratio; SD: standard deviation; WC: waist circumference The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
For a difference of 20 cm (about two standard deviations) in waist circumference, the multivariate RRs were 1.32 (95% CI: 0.73 2.37) among women and 1.74 (95% CI: 1.00 3.01) among men.
BMI, Body mass index; FEV1, Forced expiratory volume in the first second; BTPS, Body temperature and pressure saturated with water vapour; FVC, Forced vital capacity; FEF, Forced expiratory flow rate; MANOVA, Multivariate analysis of variance; SE, Standard error; WC, Waist circumference.
Waist size and hip size were measured by standard protocols and waist-to-hip circumference ratio was created.
