Ratio of waist circumference to height is strong predictor of intra-abdominal fat

Abstract

References 1.↵ Han TS, Lean MEJ, Seidell JC .Waist circumference remains useful predictor of coronary heart disease.BMJ1996;312: 1227–8. (11 May.) 2.↵ Ashwell MA, LeJeune SRE, McPherson K .Ratio of waist circumference to height may be a better indicator of need for weight management.BMJ1996;312: 377. (10 February.) 3.↵ Ashwell MA, Cole TJ, Dixon AK .Obesity: new insight into the anthropometric classification of fat distribution shown by computed tomography.BMJ1985;290:16924. 4.↵ Samaras K, Spector T, Nguyen TV, Baan K, Campbell LV, Kelly PJ .Smoking and oestrogen replacement are associated with lower total and central fat in menopausal women.Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord1996;20(suppl 4):144. 5.↵ Cox BD, Whichelow MJ, Ashwell MA, Prevost AT .Comparison of anthropometric indices as predictors of mortality in British adults.Int J Obesity Relat Metab Disord1996;20(suppl 4):137.