Body circumferences: clinical implications emerging from a new geometric model

BACKGROUND: Body volume expands with the positive energy balance associated with the development of adult human obesity and this "growth" is captured by two widely used clinical metrics, waist circumference and body mass index (BMI). Empirical correlations between circumferences, BMI, and...

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Autores principales: Heymsfield, Steven B, Martin-Nguyen, Allison, Fong, Tung M, Gallagher, Dympna, Pietrobelli, Angelo
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2569934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18834550
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-7075-5-24