Comparison of waist circumference, body mass index, percent body fat and other measure of adiposity in identifying cardiovascular disease risks among Thai adults

Obesity Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 215-223

  Paniagua, Linda ^a   Lohsoonthorn, Vitool ^a,b   Lertmaharit, Somrat ^b   Jiamjarasrangsi, Wiroj ^b   Williams, Michelle A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Body fat; Body mass index; Cardiovascular risk factors; Epidemiology; Waist circumference; Waist height ratio; Waist hip ratio

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; THAILAND; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

EID: 50649106823     PISSN: 1871403X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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