Taking waist circumference into account, the odds ratio diminished to 6.7 and diminished further to 5.5 when adjusting for blood pressure, triglycerides and insulin.
Mr. Rawls, for example, said that standing with his arms at his side he had felt more erections "across the back of my hand than I can count," and Kennis Hawkins, also an "Imponderabilia" performer, described a visitor surreptitiously taking waist-high pictures of her and her partner in the piece last weekend.
The definition of obesity based on waist circumference takes only waist circumference, and not height, into account, whereas BMI is weight relative to height.
Take your waist measurement.
Once again, pull the corners of the waistband so that it is tight and flat against itself just like you did when you took the waist measurement.
Measurements of waist and hip circumference were taken and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) was calculated as an index of visceral obesity.
Take the same waist measurement that you used for the skirt and use that to make the waist band.
But "Asians tend not to like their suits too pinched, so we let out the arm holes, take out the waist and increase the shoulder line," he explained.
"You can put it over your shoulder, around your waist, take the chain off -- it's super-versatile," Kelter says. 5. He envisions this soft 18-gauge cashmere cardigan ($750) from Avant Toi, an Italian line, with high-waisted jeans or leather pants.
Take hip and waist measurements.
