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Item Ability of body mass index to predict abnormal waist circumference : receiving operating characteristics analysis.(2013) Lauria, Márcio Weissheimer; Moreira, Lívia Maria Pinheiro; Coelho, George Luiz Lins Machado; Nascimento Neto, Raimundo Marques do; Soares, Maria Marta Sarquis; Ramos, Adauto VersianiBody mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) are the most used anthropometric measures to identify obesity. While BMI is considered to be a simple and accurate estimate of general adiposity, WC is an alternative surrogate measure of visceral obesity. However, WC is subject to significant inter-examiner variation. The aim of the present study was to correlate BMI and WC measures in a group of Brazilian adults to determine the most accurate BMI values for predicting abnormal WC.