The importance of waist circumference and body mass index in cross-sectional relationships with risk of cardiovascular disease in Vietnam

BACKGROUND: Waist circumference (WC) is an indicator of intra-abdominal adipose tissue, high levels of which confer an increased risk of cardiometabolic disease. Population data on WC should be more informative than data on body mass index (BMI), which is a general indicator of body size. This study...

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Autores principales: Tran, Nga Thi Thu, Blizzard, Christopher Leigh, Luong, Khue Ngoc, Truong, Ngoc Le Van, Tran, Bao Quoc, Otahal, Petr, Nelson, Mark, Magnussen, Costan, Gall, Seana, Bui, Tan Van, Srikanth, Velandai, Au, Thuy Bich, Ha, Son Thai, Phung, Hai Ngoc, Tran, Mai Hoang, Callisaya, Michele
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5973604/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29813112
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198202

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5973604/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29813112
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198202

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