Table 3. Distribution of adults and older adults according to health risk categories based on the correlation matrix between the body mass index (BMI) and the waist circumference (WC) and the waist-to-height ratio (WHR). Brazil, 2009.

Health risk categories (BMI and WC)	Men		Women
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Adults	BMI + WC	WHR ≥ 0.50	BMI + WC	WHR ≥ 0.50
Low risk	1,786 (64.9)	707 (39.6)	2,459 (46.5)	819 (33.3)
Moderate risk	510 (18.5)	508 (99.6)	814 (15.4)	773 (95.0)
High risk	457 (16.6)	457 (100)	2,013 (38.1)	2,013 (100)
Older adults		RCE ≥ 0.50		RCE ≥ 0,50
Low risk	1,038 (52.6)	849 (81.8)	702 (22.3)	555 (79.1)
Moderate risk	368 (18.7)	368 (100)	585 (18.5)	584 (99.8)
High risk	566 (28.7)	566 (100)	1,868 (59.2)	1,868 (100)