Anthropometric cutoff values for predicting metabolic syndrome in a Saudi community: from the SAUDI-DM study
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome varies widely by ethnicity and by the criteria used in its definition. OBJECTIVE: To identify the optimal cutoff values for waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and body mass index (BMI) for identifying metabolic syndrome among the Saudi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Annals of Saudi Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2017.21 |