title: Optimal waist circumference measurement site for assessing the metabolic syndrome.
authors.forename: Yumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: Tetsuji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mizoue
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D055105:Waist Circumference / Q000502:physiology*; D049629:Waist-Hip Ratio / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult