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January 1, 2005Journal of Korean Medical ScienceOpen Access

Does Waist Indicate Dyslipidemia better than BMI in Korean Adult Population?

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Why the study?

Do anthropometric measurements like waist circumference indicate dyslipidemia better than BMI in a Korean adult population?

Population

1,032 community residents aged 50 years and older in Namwon, Korea. Excluded subjects with severe unilateral…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

SJSeul‐Ki JeongSeoul National University Bundang HospitalMSMan‐Wook SeoChonbuk National University HospitalYKYounghyun KimChonnam National University

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Implication

Waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio are significantly associated with dyslipidemia in Korean adults and may serve as better indicators than BMI, particularly in men.

Structured PICO

Do anthropometric measurements like waist circumference indicate dyslipidemia better than BMI in a Korean adult population?

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Population
1,032 community residents (356 men, 676 women) aged 50 years and older in Namwon, Korea. Excluded subjects with severe unilateral weakness due to previous strokes or known cardiovascular disease.
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Intervention
Anthropometric measurements including waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and body mass index (BMI).
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Outcome
Dyslipidemia, defined as a total cholesterol to HDL cholesterol ratio (TC/HDL) greater than or equal to 4, or taking lipid-lowering agents.surrogate

Waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio are significantly associated with dyslipidemia in Korean adults and may serve as better indicators than BMI, particularly in men.

Limitations

  • Could not determine individual levels of nutrition or account for severe malnutrition during youth (e.g., Korean War).
  • Lacked information about the hormonal or menopausal status of female subjects.
  • Somewhat low participation rate (57.8%), with nonparticipants being younger and having a higher percentage of men.

Cite This Study

Jeong et al. (2005) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a75ef07d72af6d72278633chttps://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2005.20.1.7

Topics

Women and heart disease
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