. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 10.

Published in final edited form as: Am Heart J. 2008 Nov;156(5):975–981. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.06.018

Table II.

Anthropometric measures of obesity

	All	Men	Women
BMI^†	28.4±5.3	28.9±4.6	27.9±5.8
Weight (Kg)^*	80.0±18.0	89.3±16	72.8±16
Waist Circumference (cm)^*	91.7±14.5	99±11.6	85±13.4
Waist Hip Ratio^*	0.88±0.1	0.95±0.1	0.81±0.1
Neck Circumference (cm)^*	36.7±4.2	39.7±3.1	33.9±2.9
Overall Obesity (BMI>30) (%)^†	32	33	31
Severe Overall Obesity (BMI>40);(%)	3	2.5	4
Central Obesity (WHO criteria)(%)^*^§	55	83.9	27.1

p<0.0001 men vs. women

^†

p<0.01 men vs. women‡

‡ Overall obesity was defined as BMI (weight/height²) ≥30.

^§

Central obesity was defined as WHR >0.9 in men and >0.85 in women (WHO criteria).

Continuous variables are presented as mean ± SD.