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Simple formula for waist excess.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
New data reported by Dr. Deborah A. Levine indicate that waist circumference measurement can be a valuable indicator of cardiovascular risk in normal-weight patients ("Waist Size Tied to Hypertension Risk," May 1, 2008, p. 1).
However, we have found that waist size is best evaluated as a risk factor for hypertension by an individualized model of waist excess. What counts is not the absolute size of the waist girth but its size compared with a personal standard that depends on the width of the thorax at the bottom of the rib cage and the depth of the thorax at the sternum. A simple formula for this personal waist norm is to add the width and the depth of the thorax …
- Simple formula for waist excess.(Letters)
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News Peterson, Louis J. Heinz, Grete July 1, 2008 700+ words
...we have found that waist size is best evaluated as...individualized model of waist excess. What counts is not...This is the site where waist excess is most likely to reveal visceral fatness. A waist excess of 20% must be considered...
Source: HighBeam Research, Simple formula for waist excess.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
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