Waist-hip ratio — normal?
Less than 1 (men), less than 0.80 (women).
Anthropometry — definition?
Measurement of body size, shape, composition.
Skinfolds — risk indicator?
Sum over 85th percentile indicates health risk.
BMI — what does it measure?
Body fat index based on weight and height.
BMI — formula?
Weight divided by height squared.
Waist circumference thresholds?
102 cm men, 88 cm women.
ICC — normal < ?
1 (men), 0.80 (women); visceral obesity ≥1/0.80.
Skinfolds — purpose?
Estimate subcutaneous fat across 6 sites.
Obesity — associated conditions?
Hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancers.
Visceral fat — significance?
Stored around abdominal organs, linked to metabolic risk.
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