Race/ethnic comparisons of waist-to-height ratio for cardiometabolic screening: The study of women's health across the nation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the performance of waist-to-height ratio as a screening tool for cardiometabolic conditions - hypertension, prediabetes/diabetes, dyslipidemia, and subclinical inflammation - in 5 race/ethnic groups of mid-life women.

Methods

Waist-to-height ratio and 4 cardiometabolic conditions were assessed in 3033 premenopausal midlife women (249 Hispanic, 226 Chinese, 262 Japanese, 1435 European-American, and 861 African American). The areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) were compared across the five race/ethnic groups using waist-to-height ratio to determine the likelihood of the four cardiometabolic conditions.

Results

The performance of waist-to-height ratio to detect one or more cardiometabolic conditions was comparable among a

SUBMITTER: Kazlauskaite R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5426803 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature