Waist-to-height ratio and cardiovascular risk factors in elderly individuals at high cardiovascular risk.
<h4>Introduction</h4>Several anthropometric measurements have been associated with cardiovascular disease, type-2 diabetes mellitus and other cardiovascular risk conditions, such as hypertension or metabolic syndrome. Waist-to-height-ratio has been proposed as a useful tool for assessing...
Main Authors: | Marta Guasch-Ferré, Mònica Bulló, Miguel Ángel Martínez-González, Dolores Corella, Ramon Estruch, María-Isabel Covas, Fernando Arós, Julia Wärnberg, Miquel Fiol, José Lapetra, Miguel Ángel Muñoz, Lluís Serra-Majem, Xavier Pintó, Nancy Babio, Andrés Díaz-López, Jordi Salas-Salvadó |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22905246/?tool=EBI |
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