Four anthropometric indices and cardiovascular risk factors in Taiwan.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the relationships between four anthropometric measurements and cardiovascular risk factors in Taiwan.


METHODS
The data was collected from four nationwide health screen centers in Taiwan from 1998 to 1999.


METHODS
A total of 38 556 subjects: 18 280 men and 20 276 women, mean age=37.0+/-11.1 y. None had any known major systemic diseases or were currently on medication.


METHODS
Individual body weight, height, waist circumference (WC), and cardiovascular risk factors (blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose, triglycerides, total cholesterol level, low-density and high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol level) were assessed and their relationships were examined.


RESULTS
In both sexes, with increasing body mass index (BMI), WC, WHpR (waist-to-hip ratio) and WHtR (waist-to-height ratio), there were significantly higher risks of hypertension, impaired fasting glucose, diabetes and dyslipidemia (P<0.001) in almost all age groups. In the age groups older than 65, however, the relationships were statistically inconsistent.


CONCLUSIONS
In Taiwan, the four anthropometric indexes (BMI, WC, WHpR, WHtR) are closely related to cardiovascular risk factors.
Obesity Research Group, Department of Family Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. chin3@ha.mc.ntu.edu.tw
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D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D001786:Blood Glucose; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
D001786:Blood Glucose; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol