Prevalence of obesity and overweight, its clinical markers and associated factors in a high risk South-Asian population

BACKGROUND: Obesity is a global epidemic, which is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and metabolic abnormalities. It is measured by body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-hip ratio (WHR), body fat (BF) distribution and abdominal fat mass, each having its own merits and limita...

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Autores principales: Amin, Faridah, Fatima, Syeda Sadia, Islam, Najmul, Gilani, Anwar H
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/PMC4510896/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26217531
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40608-015-0044-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4510896/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26217531
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40608-015-0044-6

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