Table 1.

Waist circumference thresholds

BMI category (kg/m2)	Waist circumference (cm)a
	Women	Men
Normal weight (18.5–24.9)	≥80	≥90
Overweight (25–29.9)	≥90	≥100
Obese I (30–34.9 )	≥105	≥110
Obese II and III (≥35 )	≥115	≥125

Table provides waist circumference thresholds stratified by BMI for white individuals; individuals with measurements higher than these values have a high risk of future coronary events (based on 10-year risk of coronary events or the presence of diabetes mellitus). ^aWaist circumference threshold indicating increased health risk within each BMI category. Data were originally presented in ref.¹¹⁰.