Research Article
Novel Anthropometric Indices as Screening Tools for Obesity: A Study on Healthy Iranians
Table 2
Measures of central tendency of anthropometric indices.
| | Indices | Underweight | Normal | Overweight | Obese |
| | BMI; mean/median (IQR) | 17.90/18.12 (0.87) | 22.73/23.02 (2.33) | 27.29/27.16 (2.43) | 33.41/32.70 (3.69) | | AVI; mean/median (IQR) | 10.54/10.39 (2.14) | 13.78/13.61 (2.82) | 17.52/17.41 (3.41) | 22.65/22.23 (4.12) | | HC; mean/median (IQR) | 88.25/88.50 (6.40) | 95.57/95.80 (6.45) | 102.74/102.50 (5.90) | 112.36/112 (7.50) | | NC; mean/median (IQR) | 31.31/31.10 (2.80) | 33.46/32.80 (3.80) | 36.53/36.00 (5.90) | 38.88/38.30 (6.35) | | NHtR; mean/median (IQR) | 0.18/0.19 (0.02) | 0.20/0.20 (0.02) | 0.22/0.22 (0.02) | 0.24/0.23 (0.02) | | WHtR; mean/median (IQR) | 0.43/0.44 (0.05) | 0.50/0.50 (0.05) | 0.56/0.57 (0.05) | 0.65/0.63 (0.07) |
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AVI, abdominal volume index; BMI, body mass index; HC, hip circumference; IQR, interquartile range; NC, neck circumference; NHtR, neck-to-height ratio; TG, triglycerides; WC, waist circumference; WHtR, waist-to-hip ratio.
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