Published: 24 March, 2021 | Volume 6 - Issue 1 | Pages: 026-028
Figure 1:
Original assembly from anthropometric models and geometric lines on the standard human body. Geometrical and mathematical demonstrations for a correct anthropometric assessment of the abdominal obesity and CVD risk. Drawings representing the human body (both sexes) where metrics would be sample mean values per standard deviation for WC, HC and WHR being actually valid for any anthropometrically healthy population and ethnicity. In the respective lines drawn would lie points of increased abdominal obesity representing mean values for thousands of cases of CVD as well as biological changes pointing towards greater excess risk of CVD as WC increases. Similarly, the corresponding cut-off points associated per standard deviation, or quintiles, quartiles/tertiles or Receiver Operating Characteristic analysis for WC and WHR will always lie before of the c-line. The anthropometric models and schemes are valid for both case-control and cohort studies, and any type of cardiovascular event. Explanations for understanding, in text. Names of lines and rays, where appropriate. The origin of the horizontal rays represent the same level of measurement for WC. CVD, cardiovascular disease; HC, hip circumference; WC, waist circumference; WHR waist-to-hip ratio.
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