Background The association between anthropometric variables and cardiovascular disease
(CVD) risk among Africans is unclear. We examined the discriminative ability of …

Objectives The objectives of this study were to determine whether the cross-sectional
associations between anthropometric obesity measures, body mass index (BMI), waist …

We sought to determine which measures of adiposity can predict cardiovascular disease
(CVD) risk and to evaluate the extent to which overall and abdominal adiposity are …

Aim To study waist-hip ratio (WHR), waist circumference (WC), sagittal abdominal diameter
(SAD), and waist-hip-height ratio (WHHR) as predictors of CVD, in men and women stratified …

Background The burden of cardiovascular risk is distributed unequally between ethnic
groups. It is uncertain to what extent this is attributable to ethnic differences in general and …

Objectives To determine the prevalence of obesity indices (body mass index (BMI), waist
circumference (WC), body fat per cent (BF%)) and cardiometabolic risk factors. To …

Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality
globally. Obesity is an important CVD risk factor and is increasing in prevalence. Methods In …

Background: Central obesity measured by waist circumference is a cardiovascular disease
(CVD) risk factor; however, the waist circumference of risk in populations of African descent …

The study examined whether abdominal obesity (AO) according to waist circumference was
associated with more unfavourable changes in other cardiometabolic risk (CMR) factors in …

Background and aims Simple, low-cost central obesity measures may help identify
individuals with increased cardiometabolic disease risk, although it is unclear which …