Waist Circumference is Correlated with Abdominal Adipose Tissue
{"Image DocumentName": "Waist Circumference is Correlated with Abdominal Adipose Tissue", "Image ImageDescription": "While BMI has received a lot of attention in the past few years as the way to define obesity, and hence, the associated risk factor, a number of sources suggest that this might not be the best parameter. For instance, a football lineman who is 6\u20194 tall and weighs 300 pounds (medium size by NFL standards) has a BMI of more than 35, which supposedly means he is markedly, nearly morbidly, obese. This same lineman may have a total body fat of less than 5%, hardly obese. This does not mean that he won\u2019t have heart disease or is not at risk of developing it (especially if he is taking anabolic steroids). This graphic suggests that waist circumference might be a better surrogate measure than BMI. It shows the correlation between waist circumference and abdominal fat as measured by CT of the abdomen. Obviously, a CT scan is not a very efficient screening method, and waist circumference might serve as a surrogate marker for obesity. Reference: Despres JP, Lemieux I, Prud homme D. Treatment of obesity: need to focus on high risk abdominally obese patients. BMJ. 2001;322(7288): Note the high correlation coefficient (r = 0.80) Despres JP, et al. BMJ. 2001;322:", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}