Threshold values of sagittal abdominal diameter for the detection of cardio-metabolic risk factors in Northeastern Mexico: a cross-sectional study

Background: The use of sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD) has been proposed for screening cardio-metabolic risk factors; however, its accuracy can be influenced by the choice of thresholds values. Aim: To determine the SAD threshold values for cardio-metabolic risk factors in Mexican adults; to asses...

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Main Authors: Francisco Javier Guzmán de la Garza, Ana María Salinas-Martínez, Eduardo González-Guajardo, Magda Gabriela Palmero-Hinojosa, Jorge Castro-Garza, Juan Carlos Ramírez-Zúñiga, Javier Vargas-Villarreal, Álvaro Mathiew-Quiros, Laura Hermila de la Garza-Salinas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arán Ediciones, S. L.
Series:Nutrición Hospitalaria
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