Abstract
We studied the relationship between simple predictors of obesity and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors and nutrient in-take in collegiate women who were non-smokers and drank alcohol less than once a week. The obesity indices were weight, waist, hip, waist/hip ratio, waist/height ratio (W/Height), body mass index and percentage of body fat. The CHD risk factors measured were total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), β-lipoprotein, TC/HDL-C ratio, systolic and diastolic blood pressures. When physical activity, maximal oxygen uptake, energy and fat intakes were included in the multiple regression analysis, waist and W/Height demonstrated the greatest correlations with the CHD risk factors. Moreover, waist was observed better correlated with the factors of maximal oxygen uptake and nutrient intake than W/Height.
