A systematic review of waist-to-height ratio as a screening tool for the prediction of cardiovascular disease and diabetes: 0·5 could be a suitable global boundary value

M. Browning, Lucy; Dong Hsieh, Shiun; Ashwell, Margaret

doi:10.1017/s0954422410000144

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A systematic review of waist-to-height ratio as a screening tool for the prediction of cardiovascular disease and diabetes: 0·5 could be a suitable global boundary value

Published in Nutrition Research Reviews • Sep 7, 2010

Authors:

Lucy M. Browning

Shiun Dong Hsieh

Margaret Ashwell

Abstract

This systematic review collated seventy-eight studies exploring waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and waist circumference (WC) or BMI as predictors of diabetes and CVD, published in English between 1950 and 2008. Twenty-two prospective analyses showed that WHtR and WC were significant predictors of these...

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Waist

Waist-to-height ratio

Medicine

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