Optimal waist circumference cutoff points for the determination of abdominal obesity and detection of cardiovascular risk factors among adult Egyptian population

Optimal waist circumference cutoff points for the determination of abdominal obesity and detection of cardiovascular risk factors among adult Egyptian population

Objective: To determine the best anthropometric measurement of obesity, and its optimal cutoff, that best predicts the presence of cardiovascular risk factors among adult Egyptian population. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study including a representative randomly chosen sample of the adult Egyp...

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Main Authors: Samir H Assaad-Khalil, Magued M Mikhail, Talaat Abdel Aati, Adel Zaki, Myriam A Helmy, Magdy H Megallaa, Rehab Hassanien, Kamel H Rohoma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Abdominal obesity
cutoff point
Egypt
metabolic syndrome
waist circumference
Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2015;volume=19;issue=6;spage=804;epage=810;aulast=Assaad-Khalil

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