Entering a New Era of Body Indices: The Feasibility of a Body Shape Index and Body Roundness Index to Identify Cardiovascular Health Status

BACKGROUND: The Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist Circumference (WC) are well-used anthropometric predictors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), but their validity is regularly questioned. Recently, A Body Shape Index (ABSI) and Body Roundness Index (BRI) were introduced as alternative anthropometric i...

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Autores principales: Maessen, Martijn F. H., Eijsvogels, Thijs M. H., Verheggen, Rebecca J. H. M., Hopman, Maria T. E., Verbeek, André L. M., de Vegt, Femmie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4167703/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25229394
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107212

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4167703/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25229394
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107212

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