Standardisation of the Waist Circumference (WC) for each range of Body Mass Index (BMI) in adult outpatients attended to in Endocrinology and Nutrition Departments Estandarización de la circunferencia de cintura (WC), para cada rango de índice de masa corporal (BMI) en pacientes adultos atendidos en un servicio de endocrinología y nutrición

Standardisation of the Waist Circumference (WC) for each range of Body Mass Index (BMI) in adult outpatients attended to in Endocrinology and Nutrition Departments Estandarización de la circunferencia de cintura (WC), para cada rango de índice de masa corporal (BMI) en pacientes adultos atendidos en un servicio de endocrinología y nutrición

By this study we seek the expectable range of waist circumference (WC) for every degree of body mass index (BMI), which will serve to studies targeting ascertaining the health risk. We studied 2,932 patients (39.6% men and 60.4% women, between 18 and 96 years ) of the same ethnic group who consecuti...

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Main Authors: M. López de la Torre, D. Bellido, A. Soto, J. Carreira, A. Hernández Mijares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arán Ediciones, S. L. 2010-04-01
Series:Nutrición Hospitalaria
Subjects:
Obesidad
Diabetes mellitus
Circunferencia de cintura
Índice de Masa Corporal
Estandarización
Obesity
Waist circumference
Body mass index
Standardization
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