A novel cutoff for the waist-to-height ratio predicting metabolic syndrome in young American adults

A novel cutoff for the waist-to-height ratio predicting metabolic syndrome in young American adults

Abstract Background Recent studies have shown the enhanced diagnostic capability of the waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) over BMI. However, while a structured cutoff hierarchy has been established for BMI, a rigorous analysis to define individuals as obese using the WHtR has not been performed on a samp...

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Main Authors: Adam D. Bohr, Kelly Laurson, Matthew B. McQueen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-04-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Waist-to-height ratio
Cutoff
Obesity
Epidemiology
Metabolic syndrome
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-2964-6

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