What are the waist circumference thresholds indicating increased and substantially increased risk for metabolic complications in men and women?

For women, increased risk is a waist circumference of at least 80 cm (32 in), and substantially increased risk is at least 88 cm (35 in). For men, increased risk is at least 94 cm (37 in), and substantially increased risk is at least 102 cm (40 in).

The waist circumference classifications listed in the chapter show that for women, a measurement of 80 cm or greater indicates increased risk for metabolic complications, while 88 cm or greater indicates substantially increased risk. For men, 94 cm or greater indicates increased risk, and 102 cm or greater indicates substantially increased risk. These values are also given in inches in the table (women: 32 in for increased, 35 in for substantially increased; men: 37 in for increased, 40 in for substantially increased). The accompanying text describes the same thresholds as values above 80 cm and 88 cm for women and above 94 cm and 102 cm for men.