Most Prevalent Diseases with Relation of Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference in Karachi, Pakistan

Objectives: To relate the body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) with diseases commonly found in Karachi. Subjects and Methods: One hundred sixty one subjects of age group of 35 to 74 years were studied through cross-sectional questionnaire based survey from different areas of Karac...

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Main Authors: Shamim A. Qureshi, Muhammad Muzammil Ur Rehman, Muhammad Bilal Azmi, Shaima Hasnat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dow University of Health Sciences 2011-10-01
Series:Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences
Subjects:
bmi
Online Access:http://www.jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/46