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What were the references for the 2005 definition in Japanese women and men (the established cut-points were >85cm in men, >90cm in women)?

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What were the references for the 2005 definition in Japanese women and men (the established cut-points were >85cm in men, >90cm in women)?

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The values came from a report and based on data from Japan comparing computed abdominal tomography (CAT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to waist circumference. These are the official Japanese obesity figures. See: The Examination Committee of Criteria for ‘Obesity Disease’ in Japan, Japan Society for the Study of Obesity: New criteria for ‘obesity disease’ in Japan. Circulation Journal 2002; 66: 987-992.