title: [A simple and practical index for assessing the risk of metabolic syndrome during routine health checkups].
abstract: We evaluated various anthropometric indices(BMI, waist circumference, and waist-to-height ratio[W/Ht]) to find a simple method for assessing the risk of metabolic syndrome during routine health checkups. W/Ht correlated more closely than any other index to the sum of 4 or 5 coronary risk factors(hypertension, hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia, and low HDL cholesterol; or these four combined with hypercholesterolemia). W/Ht index(> or = 0.5) was capable of identifying approximately all overweight individuals, and also identified more individuals of normal weight as at risk than any other measure of central fat distribution. Even normal-weight subjects with W/Ht > or = 0.5 demonstrated significantly higher risk for clustering of > or = 2 coronary risk factors, other metabolic risks, and a sedentary history than those with W/Ht < 0.5.
authors.affiliation: Medical Center of Health Science, Toranomon Hospital.
authors.forename: Shiun Dong
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Muto
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*