Comparison of Diagnostic Value of Abdominal Anthropometric Indices vs Carotid Intima-Media Thickness for Prediction of Atherosclerosis

Background & Objectives: Excess body fat percentage is one of the risk factors in the progression of chronic diseases. Anthropometric indices of obesity are screening tools to determine subjects at risk of cardiovascular disease all over the world. The aim of this study was to investigate the re...

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Main Authors: Motahhar Heidari-Beni, Masoud Haji Maghsood, Mehranghiz Ebrahimi-Mameghani, Mohammad Kazem Tarzamni, Javad Mohtadinia
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Ardabil University of Medical Sciences 2012-06-01
Series:Journal of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://jarums.arums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-27-109&slc_lang=en&sid=1