Waist Circumference, Body Mass Index, and Other Measures of Adiposity in Predicting Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Peruvian Adults

Table 3

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome components in relation to varying degree of adiposity as assessed using different anthropometric measures.

Measurement of obesity		Metabolic syndrome components
		Elevated FG	High TG	Low HDL	Elevated BP
		%	%	%	%
Among Men		𝑁=64	𝑁=209	𝑁=252	𝑁=154
Body mass index	Tertile1 (<24.2)	17.2	15.8	21.4	22.1
(kg/m^2)	Tertile2 (23.3–27.6)	28.1	33.0	36.5	27.9
	Tertile3 (>27.6)	54.7	51.2	42.1	50.0
Waist circumference	Tertile1 (<88.0)	17.2	13.0	24.7	20.7
(cm)	Tertile2 (88.0–97.0)	35.9	38.0	33.9	29.9
	Tertile3 (≥97.0)	46.9	49.0	41.4	49.4
Waist-to-hip ratio	Tertile1 (<0.91)	23.4	17.9	27.5	23.5
	Tertile2 (0.91–0.96)	31.3	35.7	33.9	30.7
	Tertile3 (>0.96)	45.3	46.4	38.6	45.8
Waist-to-height ratio	Tertile1 (<0.52)	17.2	13.0	20.3	20.8
	Tertile2 (0.52–0.58)	29.7	37.5	39.4	27.9
	Tertile3 (≥0.58)	53.1	49.5	40.2	51.3
VAI	Tertile1 (<2.85)	17.2	0.0	11.2	23.4
	Tertile2 (2.85–5.47)	29.7	15.4	29.9	35.7
	Tertile3 (≥5.47)	53.1	84.6	59.0	40.9
Among women		𝑁=110	𝑁=253	𝑁=575	𝑁=187
Body mass index	Tertile1 (<24.1)	16.4	15.0	26.6	19.8
(kg/m^2)	Tertile2 (24.1–28.0)	23.6	28.5	33.0	29.9
	Tertile3 (>28.0)	60.0	56.5	40.3	50.3
Waist circumference	Tertile1 (<83.0)	12.7	10.3	29.3	14.4
(cm)	Tertile2 (83.0–93.0)	28.2	35.6	32.9	30.5
	Tertile3 (≥93.0)	59.1	54.2	37.8	55.1
Waist-to-hip ratio	Tertile1 (<0.87)	20.0	20.2	28.9	20.9
	Tertile2 (0.87–0.92)	32.7	30.8	33.6	36.4
	Tertile3 (>0.92)	47.3	49.0	37.5	42.8
Waist-to-height ratio	Tertile1 (<0.54)	11.8	12.3	27.0	15.5
	Tertile2 (0.54–0.61)	26.4	30.8	34.1	26.7
	Tertile3 (≥0.61)	61.8	56.9	38.9	57.8
VAI	Tertile1 (<3.00)	12.7	0.0	17.9	15.0
	Tertile2 (3.00–5.59)	21.8	7.9	32.1	29.9
	Tertile3 (≥5.59)	65.5	92.1	50.0	55.1

FG: fasting plasma glucose; TG: triglyceride; HDL: high density lipoprotein-cholesterol; BP: blood pressure; VAI: visceral adiposity index.