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The performance of anthropometric measures to predict diabetes mellitus and hypertension among adults in Jordan

Abstract Objectives This study aimed to evaluate and compare the abilities of waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), hip circumference (HC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) to predict recently and previously diagnosed diabetes and hypertension and assess their app...

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Main Authors: Yousef Khader, Anwar Batieha, Hashem Jaddou, Mohammed El-Khateeb, Kamel Ajlouni
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Anthropometric measures
Diabetes mellitus
Hypertension
Receiver operating characteristics
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7801-2
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