The cutoff seems to be a waist-to-hip ratio of 0.83 for women and 0.9 for men. Favoring waist to hip ratio over BMI
would result in a threefold increase in the population at risk for myocardial infarction. This would be especially valuable in Asia, where obesity by BMI is rare, but waist to hip ratio can be quite abnormal
would result in a threefold increase in the population at risk for myocardial infarction. This would be especially valuable in Asia, where obesity by BMI is rare, but waist to hip ratio can be quite abnormal