Clinical Study
Obesity Index That Better Predict Metabolic Syndrome: Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, Waist Hip Ratio, or Waist Height Ratio
Table 2
Anthropometric measurements and clinical parameters of the study sample in Qatar (
).
| Variables | Total = 1,552 | ATPIII | value | IDF | value | MetS(+)
| MetS(−)
| MetS(+)
| MetS(−)
| (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 97.13 ± 12.40 | 106.04 ± 10.17 | 93.97 ± 11.56 | <0.001 | 98.87 ± 13.23 | 96.11 ± 11.78 | <0.001 | Hip circumference (cm) | 110.02 ± 9.87 | 113.58 ± 10.27 | 108.75 ± 9.42 | <0.001 | 110.62 ± 10.85 | 109.67 ± 9.24 | 0.068 | Height (cm) | 162.84 ± 9.65 | 162.33 ± 10.03 | 163.02 ± 9.51 | 0.215 | 162.84 ± 9.65 | 162.37 ± 9.57 | 0.139 | Weight (Kg) | 77.51 ± 15.97 | 83.35 ± 16.92 | 75.44 ± 15.09 | <0.001 | 78.92 ± 18.10 | 76.69 ± 14.52 | 0.008 | Waist hip ratio (WHR) | 0.88 ± 0.09 | 0.94 ± 0.08 | 0.86 ± 0.08 | <0.001 | 0.89 ± 0.09 | 0.88 ± 0.09 | <0.001 | Waist height ratio | 0.60 ± 0.08 | 0.66 ± 0.07 | 0.58 ± 0.08 | <0.001 | 0.61 ± 0.09 | 0.59 ± 0.08 | <0.001 | Body mass index (Kg/m2) | 29.32 ± 6.10 | 31.87 ± 7.11 | 28.42 ± 5.41 | <0.001 | 30.10 ± 7.31 | 28.86 ± 5.21 | <0.001 | Body mass index: (%) | | | | | | | | <25 | 377 (24.3) | 72 (17.7) | 305 (26.6) | <0.001 | 164 (28.7) | 213 (21.7) | <0.001 | 25–29.9 | 512 (33.0) | 96 (23.6) | 416 (36.3) | 127 (22.2) | 385 (39.3) | ≥30 | 663 (42.7) | 238 (58.6) | 425 (37.1) | 281 (49.1) | 382 (39.0) | Fasting glucose (mmol/L) | 6.26 ± 2.54 | 8.31 ± 3.43 | 5.54 ± 1.62 | <0.001 | 6.97 ± 3.04 | 5.85 ± 1.30 | <0.001 | Haemoglobin A1c (%) | 6.11 ± 1.59 | 7.36 ± 1.93 | 5.67 ± 1.18 | <0.001 | 6.58 ± 1.92 | 5.84 ± 1.30 | <0.001 | Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.86 ± 0.83 | 5.00 ± 0.83 | 4.81 ± 0.82 | <0.001 | 4.93 ± 0.84 | 4.81 ± 0.82 | 0.006 | HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.40 ± 0.33 | 1.32 ± 0.27 | 1.42 ± 0.34 | <0.001 | 1.36 ± 0.30 | 1.42 ± 0.34 | 0.001 | LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 2.81 ± 0.70 | 2.88 ± 0.68 | 2.79 ± 0.70 | 0.032 | 2.83 ± 0.71 | 2.80 ± 0.69 | 0.552 | Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.41 ± 0.81 | 1.63 ± 0.82 | 1.34 ± 0.79 | <0.001 | 1.48 ± 0.76 | 1.37 ± 0.83 | 0.010 | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 127.36 ± 16.00 | 131.57 ± 15.41 | 125.87 ± 15.95 | <0.001 | 128.58 ± 16.23 | 126.65 ± 15.84 | 0.023 | Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 79.23 ± 9.75 | 82.16 ± 9.42 | 78.19 ± 9.65 | <0.001 | 80.32 ± 10.18 | 78.59 ± 9.43 | <0.001 |
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