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Elevated blood pressure and the ratio of total cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels are standard markers of risk for cardiac disease. The latter value is usually given as part of the results of routine blood chemistry screening tests. Accumulating evidence shows that body mass index (BMI; normal ≤25) and waist-to-hip ratio measurements (normal: women ≤0.8, men ≤0.9) may also serve as valuable atherogenic prognosticators. We wanted to determine which 1 of these 2 measures in obese, adult women is more strongly associated with both of the former customary warning signs.