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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Autor principal: Kahn, Henry S
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Research Article
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

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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

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