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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Main Authors: Yahya Pasdar, Shima Moradi, Jalal Moludi, Somaiyeh Saiedi, Mehdi Moradinazar, Behrooz Hamzeh, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Farid Najafi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73224-8