Table 5.

Adults in NDNS classified by BMI and WHtR to show those with central fat distribution who would be ‘missed’ by BMI screening

	WHtR ≤ 0.5	WHtR > 0.5	Total
Men
Not overweight
Number	170	92	262
%	64.9	35.1	100.0
Overweight, BMI > 25 kg/m2
Number	25	519	544
%	4.6	95.4	100.0
Total
Number	195	611	806
%	24.2	75.8	100.0
Women
Not overweight
Number	392	62	454
%	86.3	13.7	100.0
Overweight, BMI > 25 kg/m2
Number	89	427	516
%	17.2	82.8	100.0
Total
Number	481	489	970
%	49.6	50.4	100.0