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Table 2
Ethnic specific threshold guidelines for waist circumference.
| | Ethnic group | Gender | Waist circumference |
| | Europids (in the USA, the ATP III guideline values are likely to be used for clinical purposes [males: 102 cm; females: 88 cm]) | Male | >94 cm | | Female | >80 cm |
| | South Asians (based on Chinese, Malay, and Asian-Indian population) | Male | >90 cm | | Female | >80 cm |
| | Chinese | Male | >90 cm | | Female | >80 cm |
| | Japanese | Male | >85 cm | | Female | >90 cm |
| | Ethnic South and Central Americans | Use guidelines for South Asians until more specific data become available |
| | Sub-Saharan Africans | Use guidelines for Europids until more specific data become available |
| | Eastern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern (Arab) population | Use guidelines for Europids until more specific data become available |
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