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Prevalence of abdominal obesity in Abia State, Nigeria: results of a population-based house-to-house survey

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Abdominal obesity is associated with the risk of developing disorders, such as diabetes and hypertension. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of abdominal obesity in Abia State, Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We carried out a cross-sectional study...

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Autores principales:	Ijezie, Innocent Chukwuonye, Chuku, Abali, Onyeonoro, Ugochukwu Uchenna, Okpechi, Ikechi Gareth, Madukwe, Okechukwu Ojoemelam, Umeizudike, Theophilus Ifeanyichukwu, Ogah, Okechukwu Samuel
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2013
Materias:	Original Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3738251/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23946664 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S43545

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