Hypoadiponectinemia: A Link between Visceral Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

Table 3

Values of waist circumference recommended by IDF criteria, according to ethnicity.

	Male	Female
Europids	>94 cm	>80 cm
South Asians	>90 cm	>80 cm
Chinese	>90 cm	>80 cm
Japanese	>85 cm	>90 cm
South and Central Americans	Use south Asian recommendations
South Saharian Africans	Use European data
Eastern Mediterraneum and Middle East	Use European data

A major issue for the IDF consensus consultation was the fact that criteria used for central obesity in Asian and other populations could be different from those used in the West.
IDF: International Diabetes Federation.