Anthropometric parameters--predictive factors for cardio-metabolic diseases.
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UNLABELLED The aim of this study was to evaluate comparatively the predictive power of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC), two anthropometric parameters used in daily practice, for detecting cardio-metabolic diseases, in a rural community in north-east Romania. MATERIAL AND METHODS We evaluated 3248 persons, aged 19 or over, for whom we collected the following data: medical history, anthropometric parameters, blood pressure value and biochemical parameters. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Both WC and BMI help correctly determine the presence of arterial hypertension, diabetes and dislipidemia. However, the cut-off value of each of these parameters differs for each pathology. The predictive value of WC for different cardio-metabolic diseases is maintained even at normal or borderline overweight values of BMI.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Revista medico-chirurgicala a Societatii de Medici si Naturalisti din Iasi
دوره 116 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012