Optimal waist circumference cut-off points for predicting metabolic syndrome among low-income black South African adults

Optimal waist circumference cut-off points for predicting metabolic syndrome among low-income black South African adults

Abstract Objective Waist circumference has been identified as one of the strongest predictive tool for metabolic syndrome. This study determines the optimal cut-off point of waist circumference for metabolic syndrome among low-income earning South African black population, in Eastern Cape, South Afr...

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Main Authors: Eyitayo Omolara Owolabi, Daniel Ter Goon, Oladele Vincent Adeniyi, Anthony Idowu Ajayi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Metabolic syndrome
Abdominal obesity
ROC curves
Youden index
Africans
South Africans
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3136-9

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