Comparisons of body mass index, waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio and a body shape index (ABSI) in predicting high blood pressure among Malaysian adolescents: a cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVE: To compare the performance of different anthropometric indices including body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and a body shape index to predict high blood pressure (BP) in adolescents using the 90th and 95th percentiles as two different thresholds....

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Autores principales: Tee, Joyce Ying Hui, Gan, Wan Ying, Lim, Poh Ying
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
Materias:
Public Health
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7044891/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31932391
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032874

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7044891/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31932391
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032874

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