Waist-to-height ratio is a better discriminator of cardiovascular disease than other anthropometric indicators in Kurdish adults
Abstract It has been suggested that abdominal obesity might be a better cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) discriminator than overall obesity. The most appropriate obesity measures for estimating CVD events in Kurdish populations have not been well-recognized. The objective of the present study was, the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-10-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73224-8 |