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Table 1 Sex-specific limits of quartiles in anthropometric measures

From: New indexes of body fat distribution and sex-specific risk of total and cause-specific mortality: a prospective cohort study

 

25th pctl

50th pctl

75 pctl

Men

 Waist circumference (cm)

89.00

95.50

102.00

 Body mass index (kg/m2)

24.78

26.92

29.39

 Waist/height ratio

0.51

0.55

0.59

 Waist/hip ratio

0.88

0.93

0.97

 Body adiposity index

24.76

26.92

29.30

Women

 Waist circumference (cm)

74.00

82.00

91.00

 Body mass index (kg/m2)

22.83

25.84

29.58

 Waist/height ratio

0.45

0.51

0.57

 Waist/hip ratio

0.76

0.80

0.85

 Body adiposity index

28.22

31.77

36.15