Body Mass Index versus Other Adiposity Traits: Best Predictor of Cardiometabolic Risk

Body Mass Index versus Other Adiposity Traits: Best Predictor of Cardiometabolic Risk

Background: A number of anthropometric indices have been used in different world populations as markers to estimate obesity and its related health risks. The present study is large population based study dealing with five anthropometric obesity scales; Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC)...

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Main Authors: Muhammad SAQLAIN, Zainab AKHTAR, Raheela KARAMAT, Samra MUNAWAR, Maria IQBAL, Muhammad FIAZ, Muhammad Mubeen ZAFAR, Sadia SAEED, Muhammad Farooq NASIR, S.M. Saqlan NAQVI, Ghazala Kaukab RAJA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2019-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Obesity
Body mass index
Waist circumference
Pakistan
Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/19074

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