Evaluation of bioelectrical impedance analysis for identifying overweight individuals at increased cardiometabolic risk: a cross-sectional study.

OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether bioelectrical impedance analysis could be used to identify overweight individuals at increased cardiometabolic risk, defined as the presence of metabolic syndrome and/or diabetes. DESIGN AND METHODS:Cross-sectional study of a Scottish population including 1210 women...

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Main Authors: Maxine J E Lamb, Christopher D Byrne, James F Wilson, Sarah H Wild
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4171089?pdf=render