Gender differences in central obesity: Implications for cardiometabolic health in South Asians
This study estimates the prevalence of central obesity in South Asian adults and examines gender differences in central obesity across cardiometabolic determinants. An urban community-based survey was conducted using multi-stage random sampling. Asia-Pacific criterion for waist circumference (WC) wa...
Main Authors: | D.S. Prasad, Zubair Kabir, K. Revathi Devi, Pearline Suganthy Peter, B.C. Das |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-05-01
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Series: | Indian Heart Journal |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001948322030081X |
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