OBJECTIVES: To determine cutoff values for body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) as indicators of @entity209 in the adult Jordanian population. METHODS: A structured questionnaire was administered to collect relevant information. Anthropometric measurements and biochemical measurements were carried out. Receiver-operating characteristic curve analyses were used to examine the overall discriminatory power of the four anthropometric indices. RESULTS: WC cutoff values varied from 88.5 to 91.8 cm in @entity1 and from 84.5 to 88.5 cm in @entity1 . The BMI cutoff values varied from 26.2 to 27.2 kg/m(2) in @entity1 and from 27.2 to 30.0 kg/m(2) in @entity1 . The WHR cutoff values varied from 0.88 to 0.90 in @entity1 and from 80.0 to 0.83 in @entity1 . The WHtR cutoff values varied from 0.50 to 0.51 in @entity1 and @entity1 . Of all anthropometric indices, WHtR had the strongest association with each @entity209 in @entity1 and @entity1 . CONCLUSION: BMI, WC, WHR, and WHtR were found to be associated with @entity65 risk factors, with WHtR being the better predictor. We recommend that health care professionals use WHtR, with a cutoff value of 0.5 for screening and counseling Jordanian @entity1 .

Anthropometric cutoff values for detecting XXXX in Jordanian adults.

@entity209 :: ('MESH:D008659', 'Disease') :: ['metabolic abnormalities', 'metabolic abnormality'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'people', 'men'] @entity65 :: ('MESH:D002318', 'Disease') :: ['cardiovascular disease']
@entity209 :: (MESH:D008659,Disease) :: ['metabolic abnormalities']
