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To the Editor: A challenging issue with the study reported on by Pischon et al. (Nov. 13 issue)¹ is where to measure the waist. The accepted standard for measuring the waist circumference put forth by the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES III) protocol,² as noted by Mahley in the Williams Textbook of Endocrinology,³ is: "to measure waist circumference, locate the top of the right iliac crest. Place a measuring tape in a horizontal plane around the abdomen at the level of the iliac crest. Before reading the tape measure, ensure that the tape is snug but does . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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