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Correlation Between Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference in Nigerian Adults: Implication as Indicators of Health Status

BACKGROUND: Anthropometric measures have been widely used for body weight classification in humans. Waist circumference has been advanced as a useful parameter for measuring adiposity. This study evaluated the correlation between body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference and examined their signi...

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Autores principales:	Chinedu, Shalom Nwodo, Ogunlana, Olubanke O., Azuh, Dominic E., Iweala, Emeka E.J., Afolabi, Israel S., Uhuegbu, Chidi C., Idachaba, Mercy E., Osamor, Victor C.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2013
Materias:	Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4147729/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25170487 http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/jphr.2013.e16

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