Defining and Diagnosing Obesity in India: A Call for Advocacy and Action

Table 2

Other indicators to assess obesity.

Markers	Level in South Asians	Western population
Waist circumference
Men	≥90 cm	≥102 cm
Women	≥80 cm	≥88 cm
Waist-hip ratio
Men	≥0.9	≥0.9
Women	≥0.8	≥0.8
Body fat percentage
Men	≥20%	≥25%
Women	≥33%	≥35%