Waist: height ratio: a superior index in estimating cardiovascular risks in Turkish adults

MESERİ DALAK R., Ucku R., ÜNAL B.

PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION, vol.17, no.10, pp.2246-2252, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 17 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1017/s136898001300267x
  • Journal Name: PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.2246-2252
  • Keywords: CHD, Risk, Waist: height ratio, Anthropometric measurement, BODY-MASS INDEX, CORONARY-HEART-DISEASE, METABOLIC SYNDROME, ANTHROPOMETRIC INDEXES, CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK, ABDOMINAL OBESITY, SCREENING TOOL, CONSENSUS STATEMENT, CUTOFF POINT, HEALTH-RISKS
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: To determine the best anthropometric measurement among waist: height ratio (WHtR), BMI, waist: hip ratio (WHR) and waist circumference (WC) associated with high CHD risk in adults and to define the optimal cut-off point for WHtR.