Comparison of the performance of two measures of central adiposity among apparently healthy Nigerians using the receiver operating characteristic analysis

OBJECTIVE: To compare the performance of waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) in predicting the presence of cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension and generalized obesity) in an apparently healthy population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We recruited 898 apparently healthy subjects (31...

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Autores principales: Okafor, Christian Ifedili, Fasanmade, Olufemi, Ofoegbu, Esther, Ohwovoriole, Augustine Efedaye
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3193782/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22029004
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.85588

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3193782/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22029004
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.85588

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