for 4th Obesity Congress

Cut-off points for
OBESITY

The ministerial committee, therefore, proposed WC cut-offs for the Iranian adult population as follows:

1. WC of >= 90 cm in both genders: at risk for CVD risk factors requiring life style change.
2. WC of >= 95 cm in both genders: high risk for CVD events requiring immediate preventive interventions.
3. It is concluded that:
4. Anthropometric cut-offs, based on European populations are not appropriate for Iranians and that WC cut-off points, based on both cross-sectional and longitudinal outcome based studies, are equal in both genders in Iran.