Figure 3.

In the general population, waist circumference (WC) values >102 cm in males or > 88 cm in females are considered “high risk”. In the geriatric population, however, WC values associated with the lowest risk of death are reportedly close to these “high risk” thresholds (black lines). Nevertheless, the optimal WC values are decreased with adjustment for BMI (grey lines). RR: Relative Risk. Solid and dashed lines, respectively, illustrate RR values and their 95% confidence intervals. From a meta-analysis of 29 cohort studies (total n: 58,609) of elderly individuals by de Hollander et al ²⁶, with permission. *

* Pending obtaining permission