Table 3. White European equivalent waist circumference (cm) cut-off points for South Asians.

	Males	Females
	(White European  = 102 cm)	(White European  = 88 cm)
Glycaemia factor	83.8 cm (79.3 cm to 88.2 cm)	69.3 cm (65.2 cm to 73.4 cm)
Lipid factor	91>4 cm (86.9 cm to 95.8 cm)	74.2 cm (69.3 cm to 79.0 cm)
Blood pressure factor	99.3 cm (93.3 cm to 105.2 cm)	86.6 cm (77.4 cm to 95.8 cm)

Factor is the single summary variable derived from the principal components analysis. Glycaemia factor includes fasting glucose, 2 hour glucose and HbA1c; Lipid factor includes HDL cholesterol and triglycerides; Blood pressure factor includes systolic and diastolic blood pressure.