That involves a constellation of symptoms, including high blood sugar, increased waist circumference, and high blood pressure.

代谢综合征有许多症状，包括高血糖，变大的腰围，和高血压。

One thing that's more reliable than BMI or weight to get at specific health issues is waist circumference.

在特定的健康问题上，有一件事比体重指数或体重更可靠，那就是腰围。

Results of analyses of waist circumferences, BMI, body fat, body lean mass, blood pressure, and metabolic risk factors were also consistent with the findings, according to the study.

根据这项研究，腰围、体重指数、体脂、体瘦量、血压和代谢危险因素的分析结果也与研究结果一致。

While BMI can be a helpful estimate of healthy weight, actual body fat percentage can only really be determined by also considering information like waist circumference and muscle mass.

虽然 BMI 可以作为健康体重的有用估计值，但实际体脂百分比只能通过同时考虑腰围和肌肉质量等信息才能真正确定。

For example, a study published in the journal Obesity in 2014 followed almost three thousand older English adults from 2008 to 2013. Researchers measured their waist circumference and weight at the beginning and end of the study.

例如，2014年发表在肥胖期刊上的一项研究中，2008年到2013年跟踪了近3000名英国老年人。研究人员在研究开始和结束时测量了他们的腰围和体重。

He said: " The increases in waist circumference since 1978 show that children have got bigger. However, increases in height and chest size show that children in the UK have grown over the years in many ways."

“从1978年来儿童腰围增加说明他们长得更大。然而，身高和胸围的增加表明英国的儿童多年以来在很多方面成长了。”