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Waist-to-Height Ratio and Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Chinese Adults in Beijing

OBJECTIVES: To examine whether waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) performed better than, body mass index (BMI) or waist circumference (WC) in relation to hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia among Chinese adults in Beijing. METHODS: A total of 5720 adults (2371 men and 3349 nonpregnant women) aged 18...

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Autores principales: Cai, Li, Liu, Aiping, Zhang, Yumei, Wang, Peiyu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3709905/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23874938
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069298