One reason why waist-to-height ratio is usually better related to chronic disease risk and outcome than body mass index

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 269-273

  Ulijaszek, Stanley J ^a   Henneberg, MacIej ^b   Henry, C J K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Height exponents overweight; Nutritional assessment; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; RISK; RISK FACTOR; THAILAND; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; AUSTRALIA; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; RISK; RISK FACTORS; THAILAND; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84876028273     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09637486.2012.734291     Document Type: Article

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