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Table 3 Combining waist measurement and BMI to assess obesity and the risk of type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease

From: Large and forgotten in rural Australia: assessment, attitudes and possible approaches to losing weight in young adult males

Classification

BMI

Waist (cm)

Total

  

< 94

94-102

102+

 

Underweight

< 18.5

4 (2.8%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

4 (2.8%)

Healthy weight

18.5-24.9

79 (54.5%)

3 (2.1%)

2 (1.4%)†

84 (57.9%)

Overweight

25-29.9

24 (16.6%)

14 (9.7%)†

1 (0.7%)¶

39 (26.9%)

Obese

≥ 30

3 (2.1%)

3 (2.1%)¶

12 (8.3%)§

18 (12.4%)

     

145 (100.0%)

  1. Categories according to NHMRC Guidelines for measuring obesity and overweight [12]. Risk of type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular risk is represented as increased†, high¶ or very high§.