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Optimal cut‐off point of waist circumference for the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome in Japanese subjects

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) has been redefined by a new criterion in Japan, in which waist circumference cut‐off points, that is 85 cm for men and 90 cm for women, are used; however, objections are rising against this criterion. The present study examined the criterion for waist circumference to predi...

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Autores principales: Ogawa, Daisuke, Kahara, Kenji, Shigematsu, Terunobu, Fujii, Soichiro, Hayakawa, Nobuhiko, Okazaki, Morihiro, Makino, Hirofumi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4008026/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24843418
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.2040-1124.2010.00020.x