Waist and hip circumferences have independent and opposite effects on cardiovascular disease risk factors: the Quebec Family Study

A high waist-to-hip ratio is associated with unfavorable cardiovascular disease risk factors. This could be due to either a relatively large waist or a small hip girth.We sought to define the separate contributions of waist girth, hip girth, and body mass index (BMI) to measures of body composition, fat distribution, and cardiovascular disease risk factors.Three-hundred thirteen men and 382 women living in the greater Quebec City area were...