Evaluation of the Discriminatory Abilities of Anthropometric Indices of Obesity in Prediction of Important Body Composition Parameters of Central Obesity

Introduction: Prevalence of obesity and its complications are reaching to epidemic proportions. For its early detection, various anthropometric indices like Waist Circumference (WC), Waist-ToHeight Ratio (WHtR) and Conicity Index (CI) have been utilised. Aim: To determine the discriminative abilitie...

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Main Authors: Nazeem Ishrat Siddiqui, Ajay Soni, Mohammad Shoeb, Sukhwant Bose, Ravindra Wadhwan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2019-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/12572/40147_CE[Ra1]_F(AC)_PF1(SJ_SL)_PN(SL).pdf