Anthropometric indicators of obesity for identifying cardiometabolic risk factors in a rural Bangladeshi population

Journal of Diabetes Investigation

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 361-368

  Bhowmik, Bishwajit ^a   Munir, Sanjida B ^b   Diep, Lien M ^a,c   Siddiquee, Tasnima ^c   Habib, Samira H ^d   Samad, Mohammad A ^c   Azad Khan, Abul Kalam ^e   Hussain, Akhtar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Diabetic Association of Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

^d Departments of Health Economics   (Bangladesh)

^e Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Anthropometric indicators; Cardiometabolic risk factors; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BODY FAT PERCENTAGE; BODY MASS; CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

EID: 84880170570     PISSN: 20401116     EISSN: 20401124     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jdi.12053     Document Type: Article

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