title: Behavioral covariates of waist-to-hip ratio in Rancho Bernardo.
abstract: We examined lifestyle and dietary habits in 685 men and 943 women (mean age 67 years) who completed an interview, examination, and food frequency questionnaire in 1984-87. Waist-to-hip ratio increased with age and body mass index in both men and women. In multiple regression, waist-to-hip ratio was independently associated with smoking, alcohol consumption, and exercise in men, and with smoking and alcohol consumption in women. The data suggest that waist-to-hip ratio is affected, at least in part, by behavioral, and potentially modifiable, factors.
authors.affiliation: Stanford University School of Medicine, CA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laws
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Terry
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Barrett-Connor
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D001824:Body Constitution; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002140:California; D004032:Diet; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000209:etiology*; D012907:Smoking