Accuracy of the WHO’s body mass index cut-off points to measure gender- and age-specific obesity in middle-aged adults living in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

INTRODUCTION. Obesity is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a disease characterized by the excessive accumulation of body fat. Obesity is considered a public health problem, leading to serious social, psychological and physical problems. However, the appropriate cut-off point of body...

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Autores principales: Wollner, Materko, Paulo Roberto, Benchimol-Barbosa, Alysson Roncally, Silva Carvalho, Jurandir, Nadal, Edil, Luis Santos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5641638/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29071256
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/jphr.2017.904

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