Review Article
[Retracted] A Comprehensive Review on Metabolic Syndrome
Table 2
Gender and age-specific waist circumference cut-offs [
1].
| Country/ethnic group | Waist circumference cut-off | Male (cm) | Female (cm) |
| Europids In USA, the ATPIII values (102 cm males; 88 cm females) are likely to continue to be used for clinical purposes. | ≥94 | ≥80 | South Asians Based on a Chinese, Malay, and Asian-Indian population. | ≥90 | ≥80 | Chinese | ≥90 | ≥80 | Japanese | ≥90 | ≥80 | Ethnic South and Central Americans | Use South Asians recommendations until more specific data are available. | Sub-Saharan Africans | Use European data until more specific data are available. | Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East (Arabs) population | Use European data until more specific data are available. |
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