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Evaluating CMR

Clinical Tools

Waist Circumference

• 1Key Points (1 page)
• 2Waist Circumference and Health Risk (1 page)
• 3Health-related Waist Circumference Cut-offs (1 page)
• 4Measuring Waist Circumference—Health Care Professionals (1 page)
• 5Measuring Waist Circumference—Self-measurement (1 page)
• 6Association Between Waist Circumference and Intra-abdominal Fat (2 pages)
• 7Association Between Changes in Waist Circumference and Intra-abdominal Fat (1 page)
• 8References (1 page)

Key Points

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• Waist circumference is an important predictor of health risk.

• Waist circumference should be measured at the top of the iliac crest.

• Waist circumference is the best anthropometric measure of intra-abdominal fat and changes to it.

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