The effect of increasing tertiles of waist circumference on cardio-metabolic risk, adipokines and biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress in nascent metabolic syndrome

In conclusion, in a well-defined cohort of MetS we failed to show any superiority of either WC or WHtR compared to BMI in capturing the cardio-metabolic cluster, adipose tissue dysregulation and the increased burden of oxidative stress and inflammation in this pilot study. These observations need confirmation in larger studies.