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Large mid-upper arm circumference is associated with metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and elderly individuals: a community-based study

BACKGROUND: The mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) is a proxy for subcutaneous fat in the upper body and is a reliable screening measure for identifying individuals with abnormal regional fat distribution. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between MUAC and metabolic syndrome...

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Autores principales: Shi, Jie, Yang, Zhen, Niu, Yixin, Zhang, Weiwei, Li, Xiaoyong, Zhang, Hongmei, Lin, Ning, Gu, Hongxia, Wen, Jie, Ning, Guang, Qin, Li, Su, Qing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7268597/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32493449
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12902-020-00559-8