Accuracy and adequacy of waist circumference cut-off points currently recommended in Brazilian adults

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 861-869

  Vianna, Carolina Avila ^a   Da Silva Linhares, Rogério ^a   Bielemann, Renata Moraes ^a   MacHado, Eduardo Coelho ^a   González Chica, David Alejandro ^b   Matijasevich, Alicia Manitto ^a   Gigante, Denise Petrucci ^a   Da Silva Dos Santos, Iná ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adults; Receiver operating characteristic curve; Sensitivity and specificity; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRAZIL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BRAZIL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903738871     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980013000529     Document Type: Article

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