Cargando…

The influence of hip circumference on the relationship between abdominal obesity and mortality

Background Higher waist circumference and lower hip circumference are both associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, despite being directly correlated. The real effects of visceral obesity may therefore be underestimated when hip circumference is not fully taken into account. We h...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Cameron, Adrian J, Magliano, Dianna J, Shaw, Jonathan E, Zimmet, Paul Z, Carstensen, Bendix, Alberti, K George MM, Tuomilehto, Jaakko, Barr, Elizabeth L M, Pauvaday, Vassen K, Kowlessur, Sudhirsen, Söderberg, Stefan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2012
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3324456/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22266094
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyr198