Cutoff point of waist circumference for the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome in an Iranian population

Obesity Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 171-178

  Sharifi, F ^a   Mousavinasab, N ^a   Mazloomzadeh, S ^a   Jaberi, Y ^a   Saeini, M ^a   Dinmohammadi, M ^a   Angomshoaa, A ^a  

^a ZANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Iran; Metabolic syndrome; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 50649095514     PISSN: 1871403X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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