Waist circumference versus fat or body mass index

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Hi All,

It had been indicated, by Rodney I believe, that my and his waist/hip

ratio were similar despite our having disparate BMIs.

CRONers who regularly exercise of have low abdominal fat, despite a

relatively higher body mass index.

The below may be relevant to this discussion.

Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2004 Aug;28(8):1018-1025.

Measures of abdominal obesity assessed for visceral adiposity and

relation to coronary risk.

Onat A, Avci GS, Barlan MM, Uyarel H, Uzunlar B, Sansoy V.

....CONCLUSIONS: The best surrogate of visceral adiposity across a

wide age range is waist

circumference, in a population in which [metabolic syndrome, (MS),]

prevails. Apo B and HDL-C in men, and

the latter in women were independently associated with VAT area,

which proved to

be closely related to CHD risk. A lower BMI at a given waist girth in

men

suggests the existence of a higher VAT [visceral adipose tissue].

PMID: 15197408 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]