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Waist Circumference & Weight
Clinical measures of obesity and weight loss in men
Weight Loss Study Aim
(1) To determine the relationship between waist circumference and body
weight in overweight men both before and after participation in a weight
loss program; and (2) to make recommendations for the appropriate use
of these measures at various stages of weight loss.
Weight Loss Study Method
Weight and waist circumference measures were taken in two diverse groups
of men both before and 1-2 y after commencing a men's 'waist loss' program.
Regression analyses were used to assess the relationship between weight
and waist measures.
Weight Loss Study Subjects
One group of 42 retired Caucasian men from New South Wales, and one group
of 45 indigenous men from the Torres Strait region of Northern Australia.
Weight Loss Study Results
There were differences in the relationships of weight and waist circumference
before the program and change in weight and change in waist circumference
after weight loss. These differences were similar in both groups of men
(indigenous men and retired Caucasian men), with a 1 cm waist loss being
on average equivalent to about 3/4 kg, but with wide variability, suggesting
inter-individual variation in fat losses from different depots. This variation
suggests that neither weight nor waist alone is a sufficient measure of
fat loss for men.
Weight Loss Study Conclusion
Weight and waist circumference should both be used at various stages in
the clinical situation to assess change in body fat in men involved in
obesity reduction.
Source: International Journal of Obesity
(2000)
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