Comparison of various anthropometric and body fat indices in identifying cardiometabolic disturbances in Chinese men and women.

BACKGROUND: Although many adiposity indices may be used to predict obesity-related health risks, uncertainty remains over which of them performs best. OBJECTIVE: This study compared the predictive capability of direct and indirect adiposity measures in identifying people at higher risk of metabolic...

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Main Authors: Zhe-qing Zhang, Juan Deng, Li-ping He, Wen-hua Ling, Yi-xiang Su, Yu-ming Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3741370?pdf=render