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Waist Circumference, Body Mass Index, and Other Measures of Adiposity in Predicting Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Peruvian Adults
Objectives. To examine the extent to which measures of adiposity can be used to predict selected components of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and elevated C-reactive protein (CRP). Methods. A total of 1,518 Peruvian adults were included in this study. Waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), wais...
Autores principales: | Knowles, K. M., Paiva, L. L., Sanchez, S. E., Revilla, L., Lopez, T., Yasuda, M. B., Yanez, N. D., Gelaye, B., Williams, M. A. |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3034939/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21331161 http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/931402 |
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