Methodological problem with comparing increases in different measures of body weight

BACKGROUND: A number of studies have compared proportional increases over time in waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI). However this method is flawed. Here, we explain why comparisons of WC and BMI must take into account the relationship between them. We used data from two cross-sectio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Walls, Helen L, Peeters, Anna, Mannan, Haider, Stevenson, Christopher
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
Materias:
Short Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3120697/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21600056
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-4-145

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3120697/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21600056
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-4-145

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