Waist Circumference Correlates with Metabolic Syndrome Indicators Better Than Percentage Fat*
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Waist circumference correlates with metabolic syndrome indicators better than percentage fat.
OBJECTIVE Percent fat is often considered the reference for establishing the magnitude of adipose tissue accumulation and the risk of excess adiposity. However, the increasing recognition of a strong link between central adiposity and metabolic disturbances led us to test whether waist circumference (WC) is more highly correlated with metabolic syndrome components than percent fat and other rel...
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عنوان ژورنال: Obesity
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1930-7381,1930-739X
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2006.83