Is there an association between self-reported sleep duration, Body mass index and waist-hip ratio in young adults? A cross-sectional pilot study

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2014, Pages BC05-BC07

  Ganesh Kamath, M ^a   Prakash, Jay ^a   Dash, Sambit ^b   Chowdhury, Sudipta ^a   Ahmed, Zuhilmi Bin ^a   Yusof, Muhammad Zaim Zharif Bin Mohd ^c  

^a MELAKA MANIPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Melaka Manipal Medical College ^*

Author keywords

Body mass index; Malaysia; Medical students; Sleep; Waist hip ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HIP CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MALAYSIA; MALE; PILOT STUDY; SLEEP TIME; STUDENT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908219127     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/8918.4808     Document Type: Article

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