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Usefulness of waist-to-height ratio in screening incident metabolic syndrome among Japanese community-dwelling elderly individuals

This study examined a range of anthropometric indices and their relationships with metabolic syndrome (MetS). Despite recommendations that central obesity assessment should be employed as a marker of metabolic health, there is no consensus regarding the protocol for measurement. The present study in...

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Autores principales: Kawamoto, Ryuichi, Kikuchi, Asuka, Akase, Taichi, Ninomiya, Daisuke, Kumagi, Teru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6488078/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31034487
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216069