set abdominal obesity benchmarks at 80 cm for women and 90 cm for men. A waist-to-height ratio above 0.5 is also considered indicative of obesity. These measures are preferred over the traditional ...

and waist circumference thresholds were established at >90 cm for men and >80 cm for women, lower than Western standards of 102 cm and 88 cm respectively. The modifications made by Indian ...