[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.