The potential of central obesity antropometric indicators as diagnostic tools;O potencial diagnóstico dos indicadores da obesidade centralizada

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 760-767

  Martins, Ignez Salas ^a,b   Marinho, Shiela Pita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Body weights and measures; Obesity; Risk factors; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY HEIGHT; BRAZIL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HIP; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0346007966     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102003000600011     Document Type: Article

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