Association between anthropometric measures and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in Hainan centenarians: investigation based on the Centenarian’s health study

Abstract Background Centenarians refer to a special group who have outlived most of their fellows. Body shape and abdominal obesity have been identified as cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. Our study aimed to evaluate the relationship between body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC),...

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Main Authors: Qiao Zhu, Xiao-Bing Wang, Yao Yao, Chao-Xue Ning, Xiao-Ping Chen, Fu-Xin Luan, Ya-Li Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Subjects:
BMI
WC
WHR
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-018-0810-8