Measuring waist size is easier and more practical for people with spinal cord injuries than other body measurements.

In men with spinal cord injuries, waist size strongly correlates with total body fat and belly fat, indicating it's a good measure of overall fatness.

For men with spinal cord injuries, using a waist size of 86.5 cm instead of 102 cm identifies more people as obese (36% vs 3%), which is a big difference.

A waist size of 94 cm or more is a reliable indicator of high heart disease risk in people with spinal cord injuries, correctly identifying all cases but sometimes flagging healthy individuals.

For men with spinal cord injuries, a waist size of 86.5 cm better detects belly fat (visceral adipose tissue) than the standard cutoff, identifying more true cases (84.6% vs 7.7%) while still correctly identifying most people without excess belly fat (91.3% vs 100%).

Using a waist size of 86.5 cm instead of 102 cm in men with spinal cord injuries better identifies who has obesity based on body fat percentage, catching more true cases (68.8% vs 6.3%) while still correctly identifying most non-obese people (90% vs 100%).