Evaluation of waist-to-height ratio to predict 5 year cardiometabolic risk in sub-Saharan African adults
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Author
Ware, L.J.
Rennie, Kirsten
Kruger, H. Salome
Kruger, I.M.
Greeff, M.
Fourie, C.M.T.
Huisman, H.W.
Scheepers, J.D.W.
Uys, A.S.
Kruger, R.
Van Rooyen, J.M.
Schutte, R.
Schutte, A.E.
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2299/14260
Abstract
Simple, low-cost central obesity measures may help identify individuals with increased cardiometabolic disease risk, although it is unclear which measures perform best in African adults. We aimed to: 1) cross-sectionally compare the accuracy of existing waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and waist circumference (WC) thresholds to identify individuals with hypertension, pre-diabetes, or dyslipidaemia; 2) identify optimal WC and WHtR thresholds to detect CVD risk in this African population; and 3) assess which measure best predicts 5-year CVD risk