Optimal cutoff values for anthropometric indices of obesity as discriminators of metabolic abnormalities in Korea: results from a Health Examinees study

Optimal cutoff values for anthropometric indices of obesity as discriminators of metabolic abnormalities in Korea: results from a Health Examinees study

Abstract Background Obesity is well known as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. We aimed to determine the performance of and the optimal cutoff values for obesity indices to discriminate the presence of metabolic abnormalities as a primary risk factor for cardiovascular diseases in a Health E...

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Main Authors: Sooyoung Cho, Aesun Shin, Ji-Yeob Choi, Sang Min Park, Daehee Kang, Jong-Koo Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Obesity; hypertension
Hyperglycemia
Dyslipidemia
Sensitivity and specificity
Area under the curve
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10490-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10490-9

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