Predictive performances of lipid accumulation product vs. adiposity measures for cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality, 8.6-year follow-up: Tehran lipid and glucose study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The body mass index (BMI) is the most commonly used marker for evaluating obesity related risks, however, central obesity measures have been proposed to be more informative. Lipid accumulation product (LAP) is an alternative continuo...

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Main Authors: Azizi Fereidoun, Hadaegh Farzad, Bozorgmanesh Mohammadreza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-09-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
Online Access:http://www.lipidworld.com/content/9/1/100