Varying Sensitivity of Waist Action Levels to Identify Subjects with Overweight or Obesity in 19 Populations of the WHO MONICA Project - Tables and Figures for Waist Action Level 1

Table A1. Proportions of different categories of waist-hip ratio and body mass index by waist action level and unadjusted prevalence of overweight measured by waist circumference and BMI. Second MONICA survey, men aged 25-64 years.

ACTION LEVEL 1

MEN   Low BMI High BMI Prevalence (%) of
overweight defined		 Total
Population   Low WHR
(%) 1		 High WHR
(%)		 Low WHR
(%)		 High WHR
(%)		 as waist
>=94cm		 as BMI
>=25kg/m2		 N
AUS-NEW waist<94 56 0.3 41 3 54 71 744
waist>=94 2 4 46 48
AUS-PER waist<94 59 1 38 1 41 63   815
waist>=94 1 2 50 47
CHN-BEI waist<94 74 2 24 1 15 35 707
waist>=94 1 2 42 55
CZE-CZE waist<94 55 5 36 4 62 75 1356
waist>=94 1 3 37 59
DEN-GLO waist<94 29 48 5 19 42 51 740
waist>=94 0 10 3 87
FIN-KUO waist<94 58 1 40 1 42 64 761
waist>=94 2 1 44 53
FIN-NKA waist<94 57 1 40 1 43 66 1447
waist>=94 1 1 43 56
FIN-TUL waist<94 58 1 40 1 45 66 731
waist>=94 2 1 45 51
FRA-TOU * waist<94 61 2 36 1 46 62 580
waist>=94 5 3 51 42
GER-AUR waist<94 52 3 41 3 51 71 1078
waist>=94 2 2 45 52
GER-AUU waist<94 60 3 35 2 47 64 864
waist>=94 4 2 45 49
GER-HAC waist<94 64 3 32 1 60 68 401
waist>=94 5 3 41 51
ITA-BRI waist<94 58 3 36 3 31 56 760
waist>=94 3 2 49 46
ITA-FRI waist<94 59 4 34 3 38 59 910
waist>=94 2 3 38 57
SPA-CAT waist<94 55 15 21 9 57 66 1731
waist>=94 1 6 13 80
SWE-GOT waist<94 71 3 25 1 37 50 785
waist>=94 5 4 44 47
SWE-NSW waist<94 59 7 26 7 38 57 773
waist>=94 2 1 25 72
UNK-GLA waist<94 69 5 23 2 45 55 717
waist>=94 3 7 26 64
YUG-NOS waist<94 56 6 31 8 42 62 780
waist>=94 2 3 34 61

* Age group 35-64 years.

1 Key: Low WHR: waist-hip ratio < 0.95
Low BMI: body mass index < 25 kg/m2
High WHR: waist-hip ratio >= 0.95
High BMI: body mass index >= 25 kg/m2