Heterogeneity of body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio in predicting obesity-related metabolic disorders for Taiwanese aged 35-64 y

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 543-548

  Chen, Chu Chih ^a   Wang, Wuan Szu ^a   Chang, Hsing Yi ^a   Liu, Jih Shin ^a   Chen, Yi Ju ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometric measurement; Cardiovascular disease; Metabolic syndrome; Receiver operating characteristic

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; OBESITY; PREDICTION; ROC CURVE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADULT; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METABOLIC DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; TAIWAN; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 70349796170     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2009.04.017     Document Type: Article

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