Correlation between Body Mass Index and abdominal circumference in Belgian adults: a cross-sectional study
Introduction. Traditionally, the body mass index (BMI) is used to describe anthropometric measurements and to assess weight-related health risks. However, the abdominal circumference (AC) might also be a valuable parameter to estimate this risk. This study aims to describe an association between the...
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| author | Wilmet Gaëlle Verlinde Rolf Vandevoorde Jan Carnol Laure Devroey Dirk |
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| description | Introduction. Traditionally, the body mass index (BMI) is used to describe anthropometric measurements and to assess weight-related health risks. However, the abdominal circumference (AC) might also be a valuable parameter to estimate this risk. This study aims to describe an association between the BMI and the AC. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5a482bce0f0d4b24ab58b03bb1daf8f02022-12-22T02:29:51ZengSciendoRomanian Journal of Internal Medicine2501-062X2017-03-01551283510.1515/rjim-2016-0050rjim-2016-0050Correlation between Body Mass Index and abdominal circumference in Belgian adults: a cross-sectional studyWilmet Gaëlle0Verlinde Rolf1Vandevoorde Jan2Carnol Laure3Devroey Dirk4Department of Family Medicine and Chronic Care, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BelgiumDepartment of Family Medicine and Chronic Care, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BelgiumDepartment of Family Medicine and Chronic Care, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BelgiumDepartment of Family Medicine and Chronic Care, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BelgiumDepartment of Family Medicine and Chronic Care, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BelgiumIntroduction. Traditionally, the body mass index (BMI) is used to describe anthropometric measurements and to assess weight-related health risks. However, the abdominal circumference (AC) might also be a valuable parameter to estimate this risk. This study aims to describe an association between the BMI and the AC.https://doi.org/10.1515/rjim-2016-0050body mass indexabdominal circumferenceweight-related diseases |
| spellingShingle | Wilmet Gaëlle Verlinde Rolf Vandevoorde Jan Carnol Laure Devroey Dirk Correlation between Body Mass Index and abdominal circumference in Belgian adults: a cross-sectional study Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine body mass index abdominal circumference weight-related diseases |
| title | Correlation between Body Mass Index and abdominal circumference in Belgian adults: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Correlation between Body Mass Index and abdominal circumference in Belgian adults: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Correlation between Body Mass Index and abdominal circumference in Belgian adults: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Correlation between Body Mass Index and abdominal circumference in Belgian adults: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Correlation between Body Mass Index and abdominal circumference in Belgian adults: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | correlation between body mass index and abdominal circumference in belgian adults a cross sectional study |
| topic | body mass index abdominal circumference weight-related diseases |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/rjim-2016-0050 |
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