Abdominal adiposity values associated with established body mass indexes in white, black and hispanic Americans. A study from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1279-1285

  Okosun, I S ^a   Tedders, S H ^b   Choi, S ^a   Dever, G E A ^a  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal obesity; BMI; NHANES III; ROC; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD;

PIERINAE;

EID: 0033770267     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801414     Document Type: Article

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