Defining a BMI Cut-Off Point for the Iranian Population: The Shiraz Heart Study.

Defining a BMI Cut-Off Point for the Iranian Population: The Shiraz Heart Study.

In this study we evaluated and redefined the optimum body mass index (BMI) cut-off point for the Iranian population based on metabolic syndrome (MeS) risk factors. We further evaluated BMI cut-off points with and without waist circumference (WC) as a cofactor of risk and compared the differences. Th...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Ali Babai, Peyman Arasteh, Maryam Hadibarhaghtalab, Mohammad Mehdi Naghizadeh, Alireza Salehi, Alireza Askari, Reza Homayounfar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4980035?pdf=render

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