Table 1.

BMI, WC, and NICE cutoffs

	Caucasian		Asian		African American
	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women
BMI (kg/m2) (WHO)	Overweight: 25-29.9 Obese: ≥30		Overweight: 23-27.5 Obese: ≥27.5		Overweight: 25-29.9 Obese: ≥30
Waist Circumference (WHO)	≥ 94 cm (↑ risk) ≥ 37 inches ≥ 102 cm (↑↑ risk ≥ 40 inches	≥ 80 cm (↑ risk) ≥ 31 inches ≥ 88 cm (↑↑ risk) ≥ 35 inches	≥ 90 cm ≥ 35 inches	≥ 80 cm ≥ 31 inches	≥ 94 cm ≥ 37 inches	≥ 80 cm ≥ 31 inches
NICE (degree of central adiposity based on WHtR)	0.5–0.59 (↑ risk) > 0.6 (↑↑ risk)		0.5–0.59 (↑ risk) > 0.6 (↑↑ risk)		0.5–0.59 (↑ risk) > 0.6 (↑↑ risk)

Body mass index (BMI); World Health Organization (WHO), National Institute of Excellence in Health and Care (NICE) [7, 8]