Key result
Abnormal waist-to-hip ratio and waist-height ratio in men were predictive of moderate and high 10-year cardiovascular disease risk, with 14.2% of the overall cohort having a >20% 10-year CVD risk.
Population
831 elderly participants from a health screening program in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Waist ratios may flag higher CVD risk in elderly Taiwanese men but not women; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Cross-Sectional (n=831)
Waist-to-hip ratio and waist-to-height ratio are predictive of a higher calculated 10-year cardiovascular disease risk in men, but not in women, among an elderly Taiwanese population.
Yang et al. (2014) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiovascular disease risk (n=831). Abnormal obesity indices (BMI, WC, WHR, WHtR) vs. Normal obesity indices was evaluated on 10-year risk for cardiovascular disease. Abnormal waist-to-hip ratio and waist-height ratio in men were predictive of moderate and high 10-year cardiovascular disease risk, with 14.2% of the overall cohort having a >20% 10-year CVD risk.
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