Body mass index, waist-hip ratio and risk of chronic medical condition in the elderly population: results from the Well-being of the Singapore Elderly (WiSE) Study

BACKGROUND: The aim of the current study was to establish the prevalence and relationship of Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist-Hip Ratio (WHR) with chronic health conditions and their associated socio-demographic correlates in the elderly population of Singapore. METHODS: The data was extracted from t...

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Autores principales: Fauziana, Restria, Jeyagurunathan, Anitha, Abdin, Edimansyah, Vaingankar, Janhavi, Sagayadevan, Vathsala, Shafie, Saleha, Sambasivam, Rajeswari, Chong, Siow Ann, Subramaniam, Mythily
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4912714/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27315800
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-016-0297-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4912714/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27315800
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-016-0297-z

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