<b>Abdominal perimeter is the best anthropometric risk indicator of cardiovascular diseases</b>. DOI: 10.5007/1980-0037.2011v13n1p1

<b>Abdominal perimeter is the best anthropometric risk indicator of cardiovascular diseases</b>. DOI: 10.5007/1980-0037.2011v13n1p1

The objectives of this study were: a) to determine the prevalence of inadequate body fat determined based on body mass index (BMI), abdominal perimeter (AP) and relative body fat (%F), and biochemical indicators of cardiovascular risk, and b) to examine which body fat indicators better reflect the b...

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Main Authors: Maria Fátima Glaner, Andreia Pelegrini, Thales Boaventura Rachid Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2011-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
Subjects:
Heart diseases
Obesity
Dyslipidemias
Anthropometry
Fat topography
Cardiopatias
Obesidade
Dislipidemias
Antropometria
Topografia da gordura.
Online Access:http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/13337/pdf_48

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