Waist Circumference as a Marker of Obesity Is More Predictive of Coronary Artery Calcification than Body Mass Index in Apparently Healthy Korean Adults: The Kangbuk Samsung Health Study
BACKGROUND: We aimed to assess the risk for coronary artery calcification (CAC) according to groups subdivided by body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) in apparently healthy Korean adults. METHODS: Thirty-three thousand four hundred and thirty-two participants (mean age, 42 years) in a...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Korean Endocrine Society
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5195833/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28029026 http://dx.doi.org/10.3803/EnM.2016.31.4.559 |