title: Comparision between body mass index and abdominal obesity for the screening for diabetes in healthy individuals.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study about the usefulness of Waist-Height Ratio as a clinical marker in patients with Metabolic Syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  A clinic-based study of patients attending a secondary level Diabetic Clinic and correlation of their Anthropometry data like waist circumference, height to other parameters namely body mass index (BMI), Waist-Hip Ratio, Blood pressure, Glycemic Control, Lipid Profile, and Duration of Diabetes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Randomly selected 10 000 patients attending a secondary level diabetic clinic.
  
  
  METHODS
  Type 1 DM, Gestational Diabetes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Waist-Height Ratio is a better parameter than Waist-Hip Ratio and it is significant in applying for people with different Stature with Normal BMI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Waist-Height Ratio is a better and easier tool when compared with BMI or Waist-Hip Ratio and can be used for assessment of Cardio-metabolic parameter for public health.
authors.affiliation: Pondicherry speciality centre, Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gopinath
authors.forename: B Amirtha
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Ganesh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Manoj
authors.lastname: Rubiya
keywords: WHtR; carddiometabolic parameters; metabolic syndrome
references.citation: J Clin Epidemiol. 2008 Jul;61(7):646-53
references.pmid: 18359190
references.citation: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Apr;95(4):1777-85
references.pmid: 20130075