BMI is Strongly Associated With Hypertension, and Waist Circumference is Strongly Associated With Type 2 Diabetes and Dyslipidemia, in Northern Chinese Adults

Abstract

Our analysis of a population of northern Chinese indicates that the optimal cut-off values for MetS are WCs of 86 cm in men and 78 cm in women and a BMI of 24 kg/m² in both sexes. BMI was strongly associated with hypertension, while WC was strongly associated with T2DM and dyslipidemia.