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Has waist circumference been defined for different age groups?

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Has waist circumference been defined for different age groups?

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The first IDF consensus worldwide definition established criteria to identify metabolic syndrome in adults. In the mean time, the IDF Task Force on Epidemiology and Prevention has established criteria to identify metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents. Please click here. 7. Questions regarding Japanese data The first IDF definition of metabolic syndrome, which was launched 2005, had a waist circumference for Japanese people that was different from the updated 2006 definition.