Anthropometric parameters’ cut-off points and predictive value for metabolic syndrome in women from Cartagena, Colombia

Anthropometric parameters’ cut-off points and predictive value for metabolic syndrome in women from Cartagena, Colombia

Objective. To estimate anthropometric parameters’ (APs) cut-off points and association for metabolic syndrome (MetS). Materials and methods. A cross-sectional study was carried out with a total of 434 adult women from Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, in 2012. APs measured were waist circumference (WC)...

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Main Authors: Gustavo José Mora-García, Doris Gómez-Camargo, Enrique Mazenett, Ángelo Alario, Álvaro Fortich, Claudio Gómez-Alegría
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2014-03-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
Subjects:
obesity
abdominal obesity
body mass index
metabolic syndrome X
Caribbean region
Colombia
Online Access:http://www.saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/7330

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