Waist-to-height ratio and cardiovascular risk factors among Chinese adults in Beijing.

OBJECTIVES: To examine whether waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) performed better than, body mass index (BMI) or waist circumference (WC) in relation to hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia among Chinese adults in Beijing. METHODS: A total of 5720 adults (2371 men and 3349 nonpregnant women) aged 18...

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Main Authors: Li Cai, Aiping Liu, Yumei Zhang, Peiyu Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3709905?pdf=render