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Performance of body mass index in predicting diabetes and hypertension in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Body mass index (BMI) is the most widely used measure to define obesity and predict its complications, such as diabetes and hypertension, but its accuracy and usefulness in Saudi subjects is unknown. This study aimed to assess the validity of standard BMI cut-point values...

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Main Authors: Almajwal, Ali M., Al-Baghli, Nadira A., Batterham, Marijka J., Williams, Peter G., Al-Turki, Khalid A., Al-Ghamdi, Aqeel J.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2009
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2881430/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19847080
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0256-4947.57165
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