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Gender Differences in Diagnostic Values of Visceral Fat Area and Waist Circumference for Predicting Metabolic Syndrome in Koreans

Abdominal fat accumulation is known to be strongly implicated in development of metabolic syndrome (MetS). We examined diagnostic values of obesity-related parameters in 95 men and 185 women, and we determined optimal cutoff values of visceral fat area (VFA) and waist circumference (WC) for predicti...

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Autores principales: Kim, Hong Il, Kim, Jin Taek, Yu, Sung Hoon, Kwak, Soo Heon, Jang, Hak Chul, Park, Kyong Soo, Kim, Seong Yeon, Lee, Hong Kyu, Cho, Young Min
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3124721/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21738344
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2011.26.7.906