Relationship of Peak Expiratory Flow Rate with Waist Circumference, Hip Circumference, and Waist-to-Hip Ratio in Young Adults
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abdominal obesity indicators: waist circumference or waist‑to‑hip ratio in malaysian adults population
background: waist circumference (wc) is an accurate and simple measure of abdominal obesity as compared to waist–hip ratio (whr). the aim of this study was to determine the correlation between body mass index (bmi) with wc and whr and suggest cutoff points for wc among rural malaysian adults. methods: a cross‑sectional study was conducted among 669 respondents from three villages in tanjung kar...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India)
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0379-038X,2454-5635
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1712341