BMI is strongly associated with hypertension, and waist circumference is strongly associated with type 2 diabetes and dyslipidemia, in Northern Chinese adults

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 317-323

  Feng, Ren Nan ^a   Zhao, Chen ^a   Wang, Cheng ^a   Niu, Yu Cun ^a   Li, Kang ^a   Guo, Fu Chuan ^a   Li, Song Tao ^a   Sun Prof , Chang Hao ^a   Li, Ying ^a  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Cut off value; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHINA; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK FACTOR; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHINA; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867180838     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20110120     Document Type: Article

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