Performance of body mass index in predicting diabetes and hypertension in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Body mass index (BMI) is the most widely used measure to define obesity and predict its complications, such as diabetes and hypertension, but its accuracy and usefulness in Saudi subjects is unknown. This study aimed to assess the validity of standard BMI cut-point values...

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Autores principales: Almajwal, Ali M., Al-Baghli, Nadira A., Batterham, Marijka J., Williams, Peter G., Al-Turki, Khalid A., Al-Ghamdi, Aqeel J.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2881430/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19847080
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0256-4947.57165

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