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. 2013 Jul 24;98(3):637–640. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.112.047506

TABLE 2.

Overlap among the individuals (n = 492) classified as normal or abnormal by BMI and WC1

Normal WC(n = 66) Abnormal WC(n = 426)
n n
Normal weight (n = 70) 44 26
Overweight/obese (n = 422) 22 400
1

Individuals with a BMI (in kg/m2) <25.0 were defined as normal weight and those with a BMI of 25.0–34.9 as overweight/obese. Women with a WC <80 cm and men with a WC <94 cm were classified as having a normal WC and women with a WC ≥80 cm and men with a WC ≥94 cm as having an abnormal WC. WC, waist circumference.