Gender differences in diagnostic values of visceral fat area and waist circumference for predicting metabolic syndrome in Koreans

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 906-913

  Kim, Hong Il ^a,b,c   Kim, Jin Taek ^a,e   Yu, Sung Hoon ^a,d   Kwak, Soo Heon ^a   Jang, Hak Chul ^a   Park, Kyong Soo ^a,b   Kim, Seong Yeon ^a   Lee, Hong Kyu ^a,e   Cho, Young Min ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Cancer Center Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Eulji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Metabolic syndrome; ROC curve analysis; Visceral fat area; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RADIOGRAPHY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SEX FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 79960131667     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2011.26.7.906     Document Type: Article

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