Waist Circumference Cutoff Points to Predict Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Cardiovascular Risk in Turkish Adults

Table 1

The demographic characteristics of the Turkish adult population.

	General population (𝑛=4206)	Males (𝑛=1898)	Females (𝑛=2308)	𝑃
Age [years]	47.0±14.8	48.9±14.6	45.3±14.7	<0.001
SBP [mm Hg]	133.1±26.4	132.5±25.6	133.5±27.1	0.24
DBP [mm Hg]	81.2±14.8	81.0±15.0	81.4±14.7	0.44
BMI [kg/m^2]	28.4±5.2	27.4±4.4	29.1±5.7	<0.001
WC [cm]	92.6±12.8	95.5±11.8	90.3±13.1	<0.001
WHR	0.87±0.9	0.91±0.07	0.83±0.08	<0.001
Fasting BG [mg/dL]	103.1±45.2	102.8±42.0	104.7±47.6	0.19
Triglycerides [mg/dL]	145.2±96.9	152.6±104.0	139.2±90.1	<0.001
Total chol. [mg/dL]	194.7±47.5	191.7±47.3	197.1±47.6	<0.001
HDL-C [mg/dL]	49.7±15.3	46.2±14.4	52.6±15.4	<0.001
LDL-C [mg/dL]	117.7±41.0	117.1±40.7	118.1±41.2	0.45
Smoking [𝑛 (%)]	1024 (24.3)	749 (39.5)	275 (11.9)	<0.001 *
Overweight [𝑛 (%)]	1569 (37.3)	797 (42.0)	772 (33.4)	<0.001
Obesity [𝑛 (%)]	1513 (36.0)	531 (28.0)	982 (42.5)	<0.001

The comparisons were done by independent samples 𝑡 test. *Chi-Square test. SBP: Systolic blood pressure, DBP: Diastolic blood pressure, BMI: Body mass index, WC: Waist circumference, WHR: Waist to hip ratio, fasting BG: Fasting blood glucose. The results are given as mean ± SD.