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The "lipid accumulation product" performs better than the body mass index for recognizing cardiovascular risk: a population-based comparison
BACKGROUND: Body mass index (BMI, kg/m(2)) may not be the best marker for estimating the risk of obesity-related disease. Consistent with physiologic observations, an alternative index uses waist circumference (WC) and fasting triglycerides (TG) concentration to describe lipid overaccumulation. METH...
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BioMed Central
2005
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1236917/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16150143 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-5-26 |