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...
Main Authors: | Nazeem Ishrat Siddiqui, Ajay Soni, Mohammad Shoeb, Sukhwant Bose, Ravindra Wadhwan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2019-02-01
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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 |
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