Abdominal Obesity Indicators: Waist Circumference or Waist-to-hip Ratio in Malaysian Adults Population

BACKGROUND: Waist circumference (WC) is an accurate and simple measure of abdominal obesity as compared to waist–hip ratio (WHR). The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between body mass index (BMI) with WC and WHR and suggest cutoff points for WC among Rural Malaysian adults. METHOD...

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Veröffentlicht in:Int J Prev Med
Hauptverfasser: Ahmad, Norfazilah, Adam, Samia Ibrahim Mohamed, Nawi, Azmawati Mohammed, Hassan, Mohd Rohaizat, Ghazi, Hasanain Faisal
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4910307/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27330688
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2008-7802.183654
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