Relationship between waist circumference, visceral fat and metabolic syndrome in a Congolese community: further research is still to be undertaken
INTRODUCTION: The criteria of positivity of waist circumference to define the metabolic syndrome as currently recommended for the population of sub-Saharan Africa do not take into account specific ethnic or regional variation. METHODS: The predictive value of different values of waist circumference...
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The Pan African Medical Journal
2013-01-01
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| Series: | The Pan African Medical Journal |
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https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/14/20/pdf/20.pdf
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