Prediction of cardiovascular disease risk using waist circumference among Aboriginals in a remote Australian community

BACKGROUND: Elevated waist circumference (WC) is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Aboriginals in Australia are at higher risk of CVD compared to non-Aboriginals. We examined the association between waist circumference and CVD, and developed a model for projecting absolute r...

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Autores principales: Adegbija, Odewumi, Hoy, Wendy, Wang, Zhiqiang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4318125/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25636174
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1406-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4318125/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25636174
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1406-1

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