When evaluating a patient for metabolic syndrome, measuring which waist circumference (WC) would indicate a high risk (for example, in women)?
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Correct answer: 88 cm or more
A WC of ≧88 cm in women (or ≧102 cm in men) is commonly used as a cut-point for abdominal obesity in metabolic syndrome criteria.
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