Optimal waist circumference cutoffs for abdominal obesity in Chinese.

@article{citeulike:2868289, abstract = {OBJECTIVE: To determine the appropriate cutoffs for visceral fat area (VFA) measured by magnetic resonance imaging linking to risk of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and the corresponding waist circumference in Chinese. METHODS AND RESULTS: Totally 1140 individuals (men 525, women 615) aged from 35 to 75 years were included. The components of the MetS were defined by International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and Chinese Diabetes Society (CDS) definition, respectively. Receive operating characteristic curve analyses were used to determine the appropriate cutoffs of VFA and corresponding waist circumference in the prediction of the MetS. The optimal VFA cutoff was near 80cm(2) in identifying the MetS with two or more components but not including overweight/obesity by either of the two definitions in all subjects. There was no difference in men by ages while women aged <50 years tended to have lower VFA cutoff than those aged >/=50 years by the two definitions. The appropriate waist circumference cutoffs were 90cm in men and 85cm in women for the MetS. CONCLUSION: The optimal cutoff of waist circumference for abdominal obesity is 90cm for men and 85cm for women in Chinese.}, address = {Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Clinical Center of Diabetes, Shanghai, China.}, author = {Bao, Yuqian and Lu, Junxi and Wang, Chen and Yang, Ming and Li, Huating and Zhang, Xiaoyan and Zhu, Jiehua and Lu, Huijuan and Jia, Weiping and Xiang, Kunsan }, citeulike-article-id = {2868289}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.03.001}, issn = {1879-1484}, journal = {Atherosclerosis}, keywords = {china, obesity}, month = {March}, posted-at = {2008-06-06 04:39:51}, priority = {2}, title = {Optimal waist circumference cutoffs for abdominal obesity in Chinese.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.03.001}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2868289 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2868289 TI - Optimal waist circumference cutoffs for abdominal obesity in Chinese. JF - Atherosclerosis AD - Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Clinical Center of Diabetes, Shanghai, China. SN - 1879-1484 N2 - OBJECTIVE: To determine the appropriate cutoffs for visceral fat area (VFA) measured by magnetic resonance imaging linking to risk of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and the corresponding waist circumference in Chinese. METHODS AND RESULTS: Totally 1140 individuals (men 525, women 615) aged from 35 to 75 years were included. The components of the MetS were defined by International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and Chinese Diabetes Society (CDS) definition, respectively. Receive operating characteristic curve analyses were used to determine the appropriate cutoffs of VFA and corresponding waist circumference in the prediction of the MetS. The optimal VFA cutoff was near 80cm(2) in identifying the MetS with two or more components but not including overweight/obesity by either of the two definitions in all subjects. There was no difference in men by ages while women aged <50 years tended to have lower VFA cutoff than those aged >/=50 years by the two definitions. The appropriate waist circumference cutoffs were 90cm in men and 85cm in women for the MetS. CONCLUSION: The optimal cutoff of waist circumference for abdominal obesity is 90cm for men and 85cm for women in Chinese. KW - china KW - obesity AU - Bao, Yuqian AU - Lu, Junxi AU - Wang, Chen AU - Yang, Ming AU - Li, Huating AU - Zhang, Xiaoyan AU - Zhu, Jiehua AU - Lu, Huijuan AU - Jia, Weiping AU - Xiang, Kunsan PY - 2008/03/18/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.03.001 ER -