The use of anthropometric measures for cardiometabolic risk identification in a rural African population.

It has been suggested that the current definitions of obesity may not be appropriate for African populations (1–3). However, few studies of anthropometric indicators of cardiometabolic risk have been conducted within sub-Saharan Africa, where obesity is a rapidly growing problem (4,5). A better understanding of the relationship between adiposity and the risk of cardiometabolic disease in sub-Saharan African populations will be important for the design and implementation of public health care and prevention programs.