Assessing cardiometabolic risk in middle-aged adults using body mass index and waist–height ratio: are two indices better than one? A cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: A novel obesity classification method has been proposed using body mass index (BMI) and waist–height ratio (WHtR) together. However, the utility of this approach is unclear. In this study we compare the metabolic profiles in subjects defined as overweight or obese by both measures. We ex...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Millar, Seán R., Perry, Ivan J., Phillips, Catherine M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4562186/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26351521
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13098-015-0069-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4562186/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26351521
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13098-015-0069-5

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