Waist circumference and obesity-associated risk factors among whites in the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: Clinical action thresholds

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 743-749

  Zhu, ShanKuan ^a   Wang, ZiMian ^a   Heshka, Stanley ^a   Heo, Moonseong ^a   Faith, Myles S ^a   Heymsfield, Steven B ^a,b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Body mass index; Cardiovascular disease risk factors; NHANES III; Obesity; Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUCASIAN; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; OBESITY;

PIERINAE;

EID: 0036784401     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/76.4.743     Document Type: Article

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