What are the optimal cut-off points of anthropometric indices for prediction of overweight and obesity? Predictive validity of waist circumference, waist-to-hip and waist-to-height ratios
Background: Planning for obesity prevention is an important global health priority. Our aim in this study was to find the optimal cut-off points of waist circumference (WC), waist- to- hipratio (WHR) and waist- to- height ratio (WHtR), as three anthropometric indices, for prediction of overweight an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Health Promotion Perspectives |
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| Online Access: | https://hpp.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/hpp-31908 |