Cardiometabolic risk in young adults from northern Mexico: Revisiting body mass index and waist-circumference as predictors
Abstract Background A body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2 and a waist circumference (WC) ≥80 cm in women (WCF) or ≥90 cm in men (WCM) are reference cardiometabolic risk markers (CMM) for Mexicans adults. However, their reliability to predict other CMM (index tests) in young Mexicans has not been studied...
Main Authors: | Abraham Wall-Medrano, Arnulfo Ramos-Jiménez, Rosa P. Hernandez-Torres, Rafael Villalobos-Molina, Diana C. Tapia-Pancardo, J. Rafael Jiménez-Flores, A. René Méndez-Cruz, Miguel Murguía-Romero, Itzell A. Gallardo-Ortíz, René Urquídez-Romero |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2016-03-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-2896-1 |
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