Ability of body mass index to predict abnormal waist circumference: receiving operating characteristics analysis

BACKGROUND: Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) are the most used anthropometric measures to identify obesity. While BMI is considered to be a simple and accurate estimate of general adiposity, WC is an alternative surrogate measure of visceral obesity. However, WC is subject to signi...

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Autores principales: Lauria, Márcio Weissheimer, Moreira, Lívia Maria Pinheiro, Machado-Coelho, George Luiz Lins, Neto, Raimundo Marques do Nascimento, Soares, Maria Marta Sarquis, Ramos, Adauto Versiani
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3918104/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24252564
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1758-5996-5-74

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3918104/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24252564
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1758-5996-5-74

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