Survey of abdominal obesities in an adult urban population of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of overweight/obesity, which is an important cardiovascular risk factor, is rapidly increasing worldwide. Abdominal obesity, a fundamental component of the metabolic syndrome, is not defined by appropriate cutoff points for sub-Saharan Africa. OBJECTIVE: To provide baselin...

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Autores principales: Kasiam Lasi On’kin, JB, Longo-Mbenza, B, Okwe, A Nge, Kabangu, N Kangola
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Clinics Cardive Publishing 2007
Materias:
Cardiovascular Topics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3975547/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17985031

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