Specific cut-off points for waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio as predictors of cardiometabolic risk in Black subjects: a cross-sectional study in Benin and Haiti

PURPOSE: Waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) are widely used as indicators of abdominal adiposity and the cut-off values have been validated primarily in Caucasians. In this study we identified the WC and WHtR cut-off points that best predicted cardiometabolic risk (CMR) in gro...

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Autores principales: EL Mabchour, Asma, Delisle, Hélène, Vilgrain, Colette, Larco, Philippe, Sodjinou, Roger, Batal, Malek
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4629961/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26604808
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S88893

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4629961/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26604808
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S88893

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