Key result
Higher BMI and waist-to-hip ratio were associated with increased odds of cardiovascular risk factors in Singaporean Chinese, reaching an OR of 12.6 in males in the highest WHR quintile.
Why the study?
Do higher BMI and WHR increase the odds of cardiovascular risk factors in adult Singaporean Chinese?
Population
Representative sample of adult Singaporean Chinese
Comparison
Higher body mass index quintiles and… vs Lowest quintile of BMI and WHR
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May warrant ethnicity-specific BMI/WHR thresholds in Singaporean Chinese; leaves open need for prospective outcome studies.
Cross-Sectional
Do higher BMI and WHR increase the odds of cardiovascular risk factors in adult Singaporean Chinese?
Effect estimate: OR up to 7.3 (males, BMI) and 12.6 (males, WHR)
Elevated cardiovascular risk factors are apparent at low levels of BMI and WHR in Singaporean Chinese, suggesting that standard WHO cut-offs for obesity may underestimate cardiovascular risk in this population.
Deurenberg‐Yap et al. (1999) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiovascular risk factors. Higher body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) vs. Lowest BMI and WHR quintiles was evaluated on Presence of at least one cardiovascular risk factor (OR up to 7.3 (males, BMI) and 12.6 (males, WHR)). Higher BMI and waist-to-hip ratio were associated with increased odds of cardiovascular risk factors in Singaporean Chinese, reaching an OR of 12.6 in males in the highest WHR quintile.
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