Table 4: Prevalence of abdominal obesity.

Variable

Frequency (n)

Per cent (%)

Waist Circumference (n = 396)

Not obese (Men < 102 cm; women < 88 cm)

63

15.9

Obese (Men ≥ 102 cm; women ≥ 88 cm)

333

84.1

Waist-Hip ratio (n = 393)

Not Obese (Men < 0.90; women < 0.85 )

153

38.9

Obese (Men ≥ 0.90; Women ≥ 0.85)

240

61.1

Waist-Height Ratio (n= 394)

Not obese (< 0.5)

12

3.0

Obese (≥ 0.5)

382

97.0