Conicity index of adult Bangladeshi population and their socio-demographic characteristics
In spite of acknowledged importance, no unified definition exists for central obesity. Several anthropometric indexes such as waist circumference, waist-hip ratio, waist-to-height ratio, conicity index etc, are being used. Cindex has been shown to correlate well with various cardiovascular risk fact...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Ibrahim Medical College
2009-01-01
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Series: | IMC Journal of Medical Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.imcjms.com/registration/journal_full_text/129 |