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Table 1 Thresholds used to define waist circumference (WC) categories [28] and to define excess of body fat (BF) mass [30].

From: Dose-dependent positive association between cigarette smoking, abdominal obesity and body fat: cross-sectional data from a population-based survey

 

Men

Women

Waist (cm)

  

   Normal

<94

<80

   Medium

≥94 and <102

≥80 and <88

   Large

≥102

≥88

Body fat (%)*

  

   32-44 years

≥28.1

≥35.9

   45-54 years

≥28.7

≥36.5

   55-64 years

≥30.6

≥40.5

   65-75 years

≥32.6

≥44.4

  1. * These cutoffs correspond to BF mass ≥95th percentile according to Kyle et al.[30]
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BMC Public Health

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