Waist height ratio: A universal screening tool for prediction of metabolic syndrome in urban and rural population of Haryana

Waist height ratio: A universal screening tool for prediction of metabolic syndrome in urban and rural population of Haryana

Aims: To compare waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), waist hip ratio (WHR), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and define an appropriate cut-off, which is most closely predictive of the non-adipose components of the IDF metabolic syndrome (MetS) definition. Methods and Results: A total of...

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Main Authors: Rajesh Rajput, Meena Rajput, Mohan Bairwa, Jasminder Singh, Ompal Saini, Vijay Shankar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Anthropometric variables
metabolic syndrome
waist-height ratio
Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2014;volume=18;issue=3;spage=394;epage=399;aulast=Rajput

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