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How can waist circumference predict the body composition?
BACKGROUND: Waist circumference (WC) is used as a risk assessment for metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease (CVD). WC consists of visceral fat area (VFA), subcutaneous fat area (SFA), muscle, intramuscular fat, viscera, and bone. Each component of the WC may differ between the sex...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3922165/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24472677 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1758-5996-6-11 |