Minimal versus Umbilical Waist Circumference Measures as Indicators of Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Abstract
Objective: Measures of central obesity are strongly correlated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Although waist circumference (WC) is a commonly used measure of central obesity, there is no standard measurement location. We examined two WC locations to determine which was more highly correlated with CVD risk factors and metabolic syndrome (MS). Research Methods and Procedures: WC measures were taken on 266 sedentary, overweight men and...
Paper Details
Title
Minimal versus Umbilical Waist Circumference Measures as Indicators of Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Published Date
Mar 1, 2007
Journal
Volume
15
Issue
3
Pages
753 - 759
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