title: [Waist-to-hip ratio in Dutch women and its relationship with self-reported diabetes mellitus, hypertension and cholecystectomy].
abstract: The waist-to-hip circumference ratio is recognized as a measure of body fat distribution and as a risk indicator of premature mortality. The distribution of waist-to-hip ratio values in 12,000 Dutch women aged between 40 and 75 years is presented. In addition, the statistical associations between the waist-to-hip ratio and the degree of overweight as well as the prevalence of self-reported diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and cholecystectomy are described. The odds ratios for the prevalence of these disorders increased progressively with increasing waist-to-hip ratio. The age-adjusted odds ratios for women with a waist-to-hip ratio greater than 0.85 in comparison to those with a waist-to-hip ratio less than 0.70 were 4.8, 4.6 and 5.8 for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and cholecystectomy respectively. The presented data on waist-to-hip ratio can, in combination with Quetelet's index, serve as a guide in the interpretation of measured waist-to-hip ratios in women between 40 and 75 years of age.
authors.affiliation: Rijksuniversiteit, vakgroep Algemene Gezondheidszorg en Epidemiologie, afd. Epidemiologie, Utrecht.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: den Tonkelaar
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Seidell
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: van Noord
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Baanders-van Halewijn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006615:Hip / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: De middel-heupomtrekverhouding bij Nederlandse vrouwen en het verband met zelf-gerapporteerde diabetes mellitus, hypertensie en cholecystectomie.