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Waist-to-Height Ratio and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Elderly Individuals at High Cardiovascular Risk

INTRODUCTION: Several anthropometric measurements have been associated with cardiovascular disease, type-2 diabetes mellitus and other cardiovascular risk conditions, such as hypertension or metabolic syndrome. Waist-to-height-ratio has been proposed as a useful tool for assessing abdominal obesity,...

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Autores principales: Guasch-Ferré, Marta, Bulló, Mònica, Martínez-González, Miguel Ángel, Corella, Dolores, Estruch, Ramon, Covas, María-Isabel, Arós, Fernando, Wärnberg, Julia, Fiol, Miquel, Lapetra, José, Muñoz, Miguel Ángel, Serra-Majem, Lluís, Pintó, Xavier, Babio, Nancy, Díaz-López, Andrés, Salas-Salvadó, Jordi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3419167/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22905246
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0043275