The best waist circumference cut-point for identifying cardiovascular risk factors among adolescents: A preliminary study

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 88, Issue 34, 2008, Pages 2410-2413

  Yin, Fu Zai ^a   Lu, Qiang ^a   Ma, Chun Ming ^a   Liu, Bo Wei ^a   Lou, Dong Hui ^a   Wang, Rui ^a   Han, Gai Ling ^a   Wu, Guang Fei ^a   Shen, Yi ^a   Liu, Bo ^a   Qin, Chun Mei ^a  

^a FIRST HOSPITAL OF QINHUANGDAO   (China)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Cardiovascular diseases; Risk factor; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDIZATION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 56849086756     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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