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Waist-hip ratio (WHR) above cut-off (%)

Definition	Percentage of people with the ratio of waist / hip circumference >= 1.0 (for men) or >=0.85 (for women). Body Mass Index does provide an index for obesity, but has limitations in predicting risk for cardiovascular events. Research has indicated that measurement of WHR enables prediction of cardiovascular risk (Am Heart J 2005 Jan 149: 54-60.)
Reference	Department of Health, Medical Research Council & Measure DHS+. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 1998, Full Report. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2002.
Ref. URL	http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/1998/sadhs98/
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Waist-hip ratio (WHR) above cut-off (%) [Definition]
	EC	FS	GP	KZN	LP	MP	NC	NW	WC	ZA
1998 female	32.8	28.5	22.2	36.7	34.2	26.8	34.2	41.3	39.6	[1] 32.0
1998 male	5.3	6.5	6.5	10.2	6.8	3.9	5.8	8.9	8.7	[2] 7.4
2003 female	27.6	29.5	27.7	48.8	28.0	22.8	20.3	27.2	34.1	[3] 32.0
2003 male	4.7	3.6	9.3	7.4	4.3	3.2	3.7	3.5	6.8	[4] 6.4
EC: Eastern Cape FS: Free State GP: Gauteng KZN: KwaZulu-Natal LP: Limpopo MP: Mpumalanga NC: Northern Cape NW: North West WC: Western Cape ZA: South Africa

SADHS 1998: Department of Health, Medical Research Council & Measure DHS+. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 1998, Full Report. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2002. http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/1998/sadhs98/
Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_1998_Full.pdf
SADHS 1998: Department of Health, Medical Research Council & Measure DHS+. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 1998, Full Report. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2002. http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/1998/sadhs98/
Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_1998_Full.pdf
SADHS 2003: Department of Health, Medical Research Council, OrcMacro. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 2003. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2007. http://www.doh.gov.za/docs/misc/sadhs-f.html
Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_2003_full.pdf
SADHS 2003: Department of Health, Medical Research Council, OrcMacro. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 2003. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2007. http://www.doh.gov.za/docs/misc/sadhs-f.html
Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_2003_full.pdf