Diagnosing metabolic syndrome in a multi-ethnic country: is an ethnic-specific cut-off point of waist circumference needed?

The definition of Metabolic Syndrome (MS) required an ethnic-specific cut-off point for waist circumference (WC). We aim to assess the optimal ethnic-specific WC cut-off point for MS in Indonesia, a multi-ethnic country. Three population-based studies in Indonesia were included for analysis [Flores ( n = 1227, Floresian), Depok ( n = 904, Sundanese), and Jakarta ( n = 1574, Javanese)]. All subjects were 25–65 years old. The receiver operator...