Does endothelial dysfunction correlate better with waist-to-hip ratio than with body mass index or waist circumference among obese patients?
PURPOSE: Obesity is associated with cardiovascular disease, affecting large arteries and the microcirculation. Waist circumference and body mass index are routinely employed as measures for assessing obesity-related health risk, whereas waist-to-hip ratio is not. We aimed to investigate the associat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier España
2006-02-01
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| Series: | Clinics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322006000100010&tlng=en |