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Comparison of waist to height ratio and body indices for prediction of metabolic disturbances in the Korean population: the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008–2011

BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study of the general population was to identify the best predictor of metabolic risk among the body index variables evaluated with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) or anthropometric indices including the waist to height ratio (WHtR). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Da...

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Autores principales: Kang, Seok Hui, Cho, Kyu Hyang, Park, Jong Won, Do, Jun Young
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4672527/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26643250
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12902-015-0075-5