Does waist indicate dyslipidemia better than BMI in Korean adult population?

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-12

  Jeong, Seul Ki ^a   Seo, Man Wook ^a   Kim, Young Hyun ^a   Kweon, Sun Seog ^b   Nam, Hae Sung ^c  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Seonam University   (South Korea)

^c Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Body Mass Index; Hyperlipidemia; Population; Waist Circumference

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 14844304682     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2005.20.1.7     Document Type: Article

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