Abstract: Objective To evaluate the relationship between high hip circumference and multi-metabolic disorders in community population of Jiangsu province.Methods Subjects were recruited from the cohort study in the prevention of the multiple metabolic disorders and metabolic syndrome in Jiangsu province.There were 2 498 valid subjects.The National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Panel III Asian cr iter ion was used to define the multiple metabolic disorders.The subjects were divided into 4 groups,and Logistic model was used to analyze the relationship between hipcir cumference and multiple metabolic diso rders.Results The hip circumference was raised with the growth of adjusted mean of total cholesterol,LDL-cholesterol and triglyceride,both in male and female.After adjusting conventional hazardous factors,the Logistc model's results showed the risk of multi-metabolic disorders increased with the size of hip circumference;and further considered the body mass index(BMI)and waist circumference(WC)influence,the risk of hip circumference became weaker.The partial corr elation coefficients of total cholesterol,low density lipoprotein,triglyceride,fasting plasma glucose,systolic pressure and diastolic pressure with hip circumference were 0.07,0.07,-0.05,0.07 and 0.08(P<0.05),respectively,while the same variables with waist circumfer ence,the partial correlation coefficients were 0.13,0.15,-0.05,0.14,0.10,0.11 and 0.10 (P<0.05),respectively.Conclusion High hip circumference was a risk factor the multi-metabolic disorders,and the extent of the relation to multi-metabolic disorders was affected by many factors,such as bo dymassindex and waist circumference.The relationship between waist cicumference and metabolic factors was stronger than the ratio of hip circumference to waist circumference.