Appropriate body mass index and waist circumference cutoff for overweight and central obesity among adults in Cambodia.

BACKGROUND: Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) are used in risk assessment for the development of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) worldwide. Within a Cambodian population, this study aimed to identify an appropriate BMI and WC cutoff to capture those individuals that are overweight...

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Những tác giả chính: Yom An, Siyan Yi, Annette Fitzpatrick, Vinay Gupta, Piseth Raingsey Prak, Sophal Oum, James P Logerfo
Định dạng: Bài viết
Ngôn ngữ:English
Được phát hành: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Loạt:PLoS ONE
Truy cập trực tuyến:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3804585?pdf=render