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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Main Authors: Meerjady Sabrina Flora, CGN Mascie-Taylor, Mahmudur Rahman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ibrahim Medical College 2009-01-01
Series:IMC Journal of Medical Science
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Online Access:http://www.imcjms.com/registration/journal_full_text/129