title: Re-evaluation of waist circumference in metabolic syndrome: a comparison between Japanese men and women.
abstract: We re-evaluated the criteria for waist circumference to predict the accumulation of the components of metabolic syndrome. We used data for 3,185 Japanese, aged 20-79 years. Metabolic syndrome has recently been redefined by a new criterion in Japan, in which waist circumference cutoff points, i.e. 85 cm for men and 90 cm for women, are employed. Among the 3,185 Japanese considered in the present study, 335 men (26.8%) and 69 women (3.6%) were diagnosed as having metabolic syndrome. A cutoff point as a predictor for 2 or more components of metabolic syndrome was evaluated by sensitivity/specificity and a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. The optimal point was estimated as being approximately 85 cm of waist circumference in men and 75 cm in women. We therefore recommend a cutoff value, 75 cm of waist circumference, for the criterion of metabolic syndrome in women.
authors.affiliation: Okayama Southern Institute of Health, Okayama 700-0952, Japan. center@okakenko.jp
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miyatake
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: Sumiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Hidetaka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Makino
authors.forename: Takeyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Numata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012372:ROC Curve; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D049629:Waist-Hip Ratio