Research Article

Sagittal Abdominal Diameter as a Screening Tool in Clinical Research: Cutoffs for Cardiometabolic Risk

Table 5

Cutoffs for different anthropometric measures in determining an elevated cardiometabolic risk score in men and women.

Men (n=1936) Mean (95% CI)Women (n=2096) Mean (95% CI)

Sagittal abdominal diameter (cm)22.2 (21.6 to 22.8)20.1 (19.4 to 20.8)
Waist girth (cm)100 (96.9 to 101)88.4 (86.7 to 90)
Waist-to-hip ratio0.97 (0.95 to 0.99)0.82 (0.81 to 0.84)
BMI (kg/m2)27.9 (26.8 to 29)27.6 (27 to 28.3)

CI: confidence interval, BMI: body mass index.