set abdominal obesity benchmarks at 80 cm for women and 90 cm for men. A waist-to-height ratio above 0.5 is also considered indicative of obesity. These measures are preferred over the traditional ...

For example, both an increase of about 12 cm in waist circumference (e.g., comparing WC of 91.8 cm vs. 80.0 cm) and an increase of 4.3 kg/m 2 in BMI (e.g., BMI of 28.3 kg/m 2 vs. 24 kg/m 2 ...

Measurements can be in centimeters (cm) or inches (in) without affecting the ratio. For example, if a person’s waist circumference is 80 cm (31.5 in) and their hip circumference is 90 cm (35.5 ...

For example, both an increase of about 12 cm in waist circumference (e.g., comparing WC of 91.8 cm vs. 80.0 cm) and an increase of 4.3 kg/m² in BMI (e.g., BMI of 28.3 kg/m² vs. 24 kg/m²) were both ...