Predictive value of abdominal obesity cut-off points for hypertension in Blacks from West African and Caribbean island nations

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 180-186

  Okosun, I S ^a   Rotimi, C N ^b   Forrester, T E ^c   Fraser, H ^d   Osotimehin, B ^e   Muna, W F ^f   Cooper, R S ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Barbados)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Abdominal obesity; Central adiposity; Hypertension; Receiver operating characteristics; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARBADOS; CAMEROON; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ILIAC CREST; JAMAICA; MALE; NEGRO; NIGERIA; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

LUCIA;

EID: 0033975603     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801104     Document Type: Article

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