Association of the conicity index with diabetes and hypertension in Brazilian women

ABSTRACT Objective The goal of this study was evaluate the conicity index (C index) in women and its association with hypertension (SAH) and diabetes mellitus (DM). Subjects and methods This was a cross-sectional study, with 573 women between 20 and 59 years of age. After analysis of clinical an...

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Main Authors: Mirelli Dantas Andrade, Maria Camila Pruper de Freitas, Alyne Mayumi Sakumoto, Caroline Pappiani, Samantha Caesar de Andrade, Viviane Laudelino Vieira, Nágila Raquel Teixeira Damasceno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2016-08-01
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972016000500436&lng=en&tlng=en