Waist circumference remains useful predictor of coronary heart disease: Table 1

EDITOR,—Margaret Ashwell and colleagues1 have produced evidence from the 1992 health survey for England to support our suggestion that waist circumference is a good predictor of risk of cardiovascular disease.2 We are puzzled, however, by their suggestion that the ratio of waist circumference to height may be a better predictor of risk than waist circumference alone. In fact, …