Validity of self-reported abdominal obesity in Thai adults: A comparison of waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio and waist-to-stature ratio

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 42-49

  Lim, L L Y ^a   Seubsman, Sam ang ^b   Sleigh, A ^a   Bain, C ^c  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b SUKHOTHAI THAMMATHIRAT OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abdominal adiposity index; Epidemiologic survey; Obesity; Self report; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THAILAND; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THAILAND; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST-HIP RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83855160950     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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